How Many People Are Named Kharissa?
An estimated 61 people in the United States have the first name Kharissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Kharissa peaked in popularity in 1993 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kharissa 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 Kharissa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kharissa is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
61
About 1 in 5,618,924 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1993
7 births
Total Registered
63
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kharissa
Kharissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 63 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kharissa as a female name
Ranked #16,355 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1993 (7 births)
Kharissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kharissa span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 19 babies were registered. Kharissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kharissa by Decade
How has Kharissa 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.
Kharissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kharissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kharissa
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kharissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kharissa?
We estimate approximately 61 people named Kharissa 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 5,618,924 Americans share this first name.
Is Kharissa a common name?
Kharissa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 63 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kharissa most popular?
Kharissa reached peak popularity in 1993, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kharissa is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kharissa a female name?
Kharissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kharissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kharissa Smith, Kharissa Johnson, Kharissa 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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