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Karisha

Gender
Girl
Say it
kuh-RISH-uh
Origin
Modern

Karisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Karisha come from?

Modern: probably Kari plus the -isha ending

Is Karisha a girl's or a boy's name?

Karisha is a girls' name.

How popular is Karisha in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 4 girls.

1997Busiest: 4 in 19972015
Karisha in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20154#4,951
20140–
20133#6,003
20120–
20110–
20100–
20090–
20080–
20074#4,494
20060–
20054#4,150
20040–
20034#3,768
20020–
20010–
20000–
19990–
19983#4,026
19974#3,345

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Karisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karisha, updated 20 October 2026.