Carrisa
Feminine
Carrisa is a three-syllable name close to Carissa and Clarissa, with a doubled r in the middle. It is soft and flowing, with the stress on the second syllable.
How old is the name Carrisa?
Carrisa first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Carrisa alive today was born around 1989, making them about 36 years old. About 500 people named Carrisa are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Carrisa most popular?
Carrisa peaked in 1992, reaching #2869 nationally. See the whole 1992 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Carrisa
Carissa and Clarissa both came into American naming as elegant, slightly literary names, and families spelled their sounds in several ways. Carrisa doubles the r that neither of them has, perhaps to hold the first vowel short, as in carry. It is a name made from beloved sounds, and it carries their softness rather than a single recorded meaning.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Carrisa. It may be a spelling of Carissa, from Latin carus, dear, or of Clarissa, and no record says which.
Pronouncing Carrisa
kuh-RIS-uh
Stress on the middle syllable.
Nicknames for Carrisa
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1970
- Most girls named
- 199241 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2869reached in 1992
- Change vs 2008
- −14.3%6 in 2014, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Carrisas among us
people named Carrisa are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Carrisa sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds familiar and gentle.
- Carrie and Risa give two short forms.
- People will write Carissa or Clarissa.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Carrisas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Carrisa are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Carrisa in 2025?
- Carrisa is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Carrisa with classmates?
- Carrisa will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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