Caress is a very rare variant of Carissa that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Caress is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2000. Caress was first reported in SSA data in 1978 and peaked in 1986 (69 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #15,457 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #14,519 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #14,105 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #10,693 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,019 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #8,154 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #11,724 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #7,378 |
| 1989 | 19 | — | #4,700 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #4,337 |
| 1987 | 36 | — | #2,730 |
| 1986 | 69 | — | #1,693 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #10,629 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #9,941 |