Karissa is an established girls' name that peaked in 1991 and has since faded.
Karissa is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,915 for girl births in the United States (and #5,111 across all names), given to 58 babies. Karissa first appears in 1961 and peaked in 1991 (901 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | #2,915 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | #2,623 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | #2,743 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | #2,502 |
| 2021 | 75 | 75 | #2,399 |
| 2020 | 108 | 108 | #1,826 |
| 2019 | 106 | 106 | #1,894 |
| 2018 | 110 | 110 | #1,844 |
| 2017 | 137 | 137 | #1,597 |
| 2016 | 167 | 167 | #1,399 |
| 2015 | 196 | 196 | #1,249 |
| 2014 | 203 | 203 | #1,200 |
| 2013 | 260 | 260 | #968 |
| 2012 | 304 | 304 | #879 |
| 2011 | 323 | 323 | #821 |
| 2010 | 378 | 378 | #737 |
| 2009 | 337 | 337 | #832 |
| 2008 | 362 | 362 | #798 |
| 2007 | 449 | 449 | #661 |
| 2006 | 471 | 471 | #617 |
| 2005 | 474 | 474 | #598 |
| 2004 | 523 | 523 | #546 |
| 2003 | 660 | 660 | #455 |
| 2002 | 621 | 621 | #460 |
| 2001 | 551 | 551 | #500 |
| 2000 | 649 | 649 | #434 |
| 1999 | 622 | 622 | #437 |
| 1998 | 619 | 619 | #429 |
| 1997 | 588 | — | #433 |
| 1996 | 603 | — | #422 |
| 1995 | 720 | — | #363 |
| 1994 | 770 | — | #345 |
| 1993 | 855 | — | #312 |
| 1992 | 898 | — | #309 |
| 1991 | 901 | — | #306 |
| 1990 | 870 | — | #313 |
| 1989 | 739 | — | #346 |
| 1988 | 565 | — | #414 |
| 1987 | 402 | — | #517 |
| 1986 | 399 | — | #518 |
| 1985 | 368 | — | #542 |
| 1984 | 316 | — | #579 |
| 1983 | 266 | — | #650 |
| 1982 | 264 | — | #673 |
| 1981 | 276 | — | #643 |
| 1980 | 215 | — | #768 |
| 1979 | 179 | — | #865 |
| 1978 | 171 | — | #860 |
| 1977 | 143 | — | #969 |
| 1976 | 112 | — | #1,088 |
| 1975 | 94 | — | #1,222 |
| 1974 | 77 | — | #1,359 |
| 1973 | 74 | — | #1,355 |
| 1972 | 48 | — | #1,793 |
| 1971 | 41 | — | #2,046 |
| 1970 | 48 | — | #1,840 |
| 1969 | 29 | — | #2,421 |
| 1968 | 16 | — | #3,386 |
| 1967 | 20 | — | #2,821 |
| 1966 | 19 | — | #2,885 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #3,830 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,236 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,577 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,185 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #5,072 |