Carisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-RIS-a
Carisa is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Carisa come from?
Spelling of Carissa, linked to Latin carus 'dear' or Greek charis 'grace'
Is Carisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Carisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Carisa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 200 girls. It first appears in the records in 1958.
Half of all the girls named Carisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 40 | #3,390 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,970 |
| 1999 | 28 | #4,084 |
| 1998 | 30 | #3,828 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 30 | #3,627 |
| 1995 | 33 | #3,352 |
| 1994 | 51 | #2,460 |
| 1993 | 50 | #2,484 |
| 1992 | 58 | #2,270 |
| 1991 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 1990 | 58 | #2,196 |
| 1989 | 60 | #2,067 |
| 1988 | 50 | #2,246 |
| 1987 | 49 | #2,197 |
| 1986 | 70 | #1,668 |
| 1985 | 53 | #2,020 |
| 1984 | 75 | #1,511 |
| 1983 | 73 | #1,531 |
| 1982 | 87 | #1,399 |
| 1981 | 85 | #1,433 |
| 1980 | 110 | #1,197 |
| 1979 | 186 | #836 |
| 1978 | 194 | #784 |
| 1977 | 200 | #758 |
| 1976 | 166 | #832 |
| 1975 | 161 | #833 |
| 1974 | 132 | #938 |
| 1973 | 93 | #1,169 |
| 1972 | 79 | #1,289 |
| 1971 | 82 | #1,314 |
| 1970 | 75 | #1,389 |
| 1969 | 38 | #2,023 |
| 1968 | 22 | #2,708 |
| 1967 | 18 | #2,963 |
| 1966 | 16 | #3,147 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,201 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 15 | #3,335 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,238 |
| 1960 | 12 | #3,687 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
Names like Carisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marisol, Amanda, Angela, Marissa, Maria, Ariana, Sierra, Angelique, Clarissa, Cassandra, Serena, Esmeralda
Names related to Carisa
Carissa, Charis, Carys, Caris, Charissa, Karisa, Chrissa, Charish
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, “Carisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carisa, updated 20 October 2026.