Caressa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-RESS-a
- Origin
- Modern
Caressa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Caressa come from?
Modern: modern coinage from the English word caress, in the style of Carissa
Is Caressa a girl's or a boy's name?
Caressa is a girls' name.
How popular is Caressa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 69 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Caressa in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caressa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 38 | #3,033 |
| 1993 | 45 | #2,671 |
| 1992 | 45 | #2,682 |
| 1991 | 63 | #2,105 |
| 1990 | 59 | #2,169 |
| 1989 | 60 | #2,067 |
| 1988 | 63 | #1,930 |
| 1987 | 69 | #1,732 |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,801 |
| 1985 | 31 | #2,938 |
| 1984 | 39 | #2,420 |
| 1983 | 30 | #2,852 |
| 1982 | 43 | #2,288 |
| 1981 | 39 | #2,447 |
| 1980 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1979 | 23 | #3,442 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
| 1977 | 33 | #2,557 |
| 1976 | 23 | #3,094 |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,881 |
| 1974 | 22 | #3,110 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
Names like Caressa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda Sierra Clarissa Angela Briana Cassandra Christina Marisol Melissa Marissa Carissa Samantha
Names related to Caressa
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caressa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caressa, updated 20 October 2026.