Caryssa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-RISS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Caryssa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Caryssa come from?
Modern: spelling of Karyssa, itself a variant of Carissa
Meaning borrowed from Karyssa.
Is Caryssa a girl's or a boy's name?
Caryssa is a girls' name.
How popular is Caryssa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Caryssa in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caryssa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Names like Caryssa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Montana, Sierra, Paulina, Julia, Kiana, Camila, Isabella, Clarissa, Sophia, Eliza, Alondra, Emma
Names related to Caryssa
Carissa, Carys, Charissa, Carisa, Karyssa, Carrissa, Caressa, Carrisa
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, “Caryssa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caryssa, updated 20 October 2026.