Carlissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kar-LEE-sa
- Origin
- Modern
Carlissa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Carlissa come from?
Modern: spelling of Carlisa; modern blend of Carla and Lisa
Meaning borrowed from Carlisa.
Is Carlissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Carlissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Carlissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1959.
Half of all the girls named Carlissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carlissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 26 | #3,962 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 27 | #3,667 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 11 | #4,869 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 13 | #3,557 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
Names like Carlissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda Samantha Christina Kayla Clarissa Jessica Cassandra Miranda Sierra Melissa Serena Bianca
Names related to Carlissa
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, “Carlissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carlissa, updated 20 October 2026.