How Many People Are Named Karyssa?
An estimated 900 people in the United States have the first name Karyssa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Karyssa peaked in popularity in 1993 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karyssa 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 Karyssa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
900
About 1 in 380,838 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1993
45 births
Total Registered
921
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karyssa
Karyssa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 921 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karyssa as a female name
Ranked #16,739 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1993 (45 births)
Karyssa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karyssa span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 368 babies were registered. While Karyssa is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Karyssa by Decade
How has Karyssa 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.
Karyssa by State
Birth registrations for Karyssa span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, Texas. On average, about 43 Karyssas were registered per state.
Karyssa + Last Name Combinations
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Karyssa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karyssa?
We estimate approximately 900 people named Karyssa 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 380,838 Americans share this first name.
Is Karyssa a common name?
Karyssa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 921 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karyssa most popular?
Karyssa reached peak popularity in 1993, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karyssa is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karyssa a female name?
Karyssa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karyssa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karyssa Smith, Karyssa Johnson, Karyssa 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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