Karisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-RIS-uh
- Origin
- Latin
Karisa is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “dearest, beloved”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Karisa 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 Karisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Karisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Karisa 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 161 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Karisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4,178 |
| 2007 | 45 | #3,600 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,085 |
| 2005 | 40 | #3,642 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,885 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,953 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,776 |
| 2001 | 60 | #2,536 |
| 2000 | 57 | #2,589 |
| 1999 | 65 | #2,280 |
| 1998 | 61 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 66 | #2,113 |
| 1996 | 85 | #1,750 |
| 1995 | 84 | #1,726 |
| 1994 | 95 | #1,589 |
| 1993 | 139 | #1,241 |
| 1992 | 161 | #1,107 |
| 1991 | 129 | #1,286 |
| 1990 | 132 | #1,243 |
| 1989 | 108 | #1,388 |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,490 |
| 1987 | 75 | #1,629 |
| 1986 | 83 | #1,494 |
| 1985 | 66 | #1,726 |
| 1984 | 60 | #1,788 |
| 1983 | 47 | #2,096 |
| 1982 | 62 | #1,769 |
| 1981 | 52 | #2,009 |
| 1980 | 73 | #1,583 |
| 1979 | 70 | #1,605 |
| 1978 | 49 | #1,962 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,901 |
| 1976 | 39 | #2,174 |
| 1975 | 37 | #2,232 |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,961 |
| 1973 | 20 | #3,232 |
| 1972 | 24 | #2,820 |
| 1971 | 24 | #2,874 |
| 1970 | 16 | #3,711 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
Nicknames for Karisa
Names like Karisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Amanda, Tiana, Miranda, Khadija, Kira, Samira, Alyssa, Serena, Samantha, Sabrina, Dakota
Names related to Karisa
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, “Karisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karisa, updated 20 October 2026.