Jarissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-RIS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Jarissa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jarissa come from?
Modern: modern invented name with the Ja- prefix
Is Jarissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jarissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Jarissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Jarissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jarissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
Names like Jarissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayla Jaliyah Janessa Julia Amira Jada Jahzara Samira Jimena Julissa Isabella Kaliyah
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, “Jarissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jarissa, updated 20 October 2026.