How Many People Are Named Karissa?
An estimated 19,357 people in the United States have the first name Karissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Karissa peaked in popularity in 1991 with 901 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karissa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Karissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
19,357
About 1 in 17,707 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1991
901 births
Total Registered
20,026
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karissa
Karissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 20,026 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karissa as a female name
Ranked #2,671 in 2024
65 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (901 births)
Karissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karissa span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 7,446 babies were registered. Karissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karissa by Decade
How has Karissa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Karissa by State
Birth registrations for Karissa span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Alaska, Wyoming, Mississippi. On average, about 363 Karissas were registered per state.
Karissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karissa
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karissa?
We estimate approximately 19,357 people named Karissa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 17,707 Americans share this first name.
Is Karissa a common name?
Karissa is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,026 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karissa most popular?
Karissa reached peak popularity in 1991, when 901 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karissa is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karissa a female name?
Karissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karissa Smith, Karissa Johnson, Karissa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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