Carrisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-RIS-uh
- Origin
- Latin
Carrisa is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “dearest, beloved”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Carrisa mean?
Latin: spelling of Carissa; elaboration of Cara, from Latin carus 'dear'
“dearest, beloved”
Also the name of a genus of flowering shrubs that includes the Natal plum.
Meaning borrowed from Carissa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Carrisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Carrisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Carrisa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Carrisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carrisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,864 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,225 |
| 1989 | 33 | #3,159 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 20 | #3,982 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
Nicknames for Carrisa
Names like Carrisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda Clarissa Carissa Marissa Serena Sierra Miranda Julia Victoria Tiana Marisol Juana
Names related to Carrisa
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
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, “Carrisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carrisa, updated 20 October 2026.