Karessa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-RESS-a
- Origin
- Modern
Karessa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Karessa come from?
Modern: spelling of Caressa; modern coinage from the English word caress, in the style of Carissa
Meaning borrowed from Caressa.
Is Karessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Karessa is a girls' name.
How popular is Karessa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Karessa in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karessa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,225 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,887 |
| 1988 | 31 | #3,160 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,475 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
Names like Karessa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiana Kayla Kiara Amanda Kianna Khadija Brianna Samantha Karina Shayla Alyssa Kendra
Names related to Karessa
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, “Karessa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karessa, updated 20 October 2026.