Carrissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-RIS-uh
- Origin
- Latin
Carrissa is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “dearest, beloved”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Carrissa 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 Carrissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Carrissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Carrissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 61 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Carrissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carrissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,307 |
| 1999 | 30 | #3,891 |
| 1998 | 30 | #3,828 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 34 | #3,356 |
| 1995 | 34 | #3,280 |
| 1994 | 45 | #2,696 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,933 |
| 1992 | 52 | #2,454 |
| 1991 | 61 | #2,157 |
| 1990 | 41 | #2,794 |
| 1989 | 46 | #2,473 |
| 1988 | 40 | #2,641 |
| 1987 | 23 | #3,740 |
| 1986 | 29 | #3,133 |
| 1985 | 23 | #3,620 |
| 1984 | 27 | #3,143 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,064 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 26 | #3,215 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,419 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,159 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 14 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
Nicknames for Carrissa
Names like Carrissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda Clarissa Serena Miranda Marissa Tiana Sierra Carissa Samantha Briana Mariana Victoria
Names related to Carrissa
More Latin names
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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, “Carrissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carrissa, updated 20 October 2026.