Karrissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-RIS-uh
- Origin
- Latin
Karrissa is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “dearest, beloved”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Karrissa 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 Karrissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Karrissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Karrissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Karrissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karrissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 25 | #4,053 |
| 1990 | 20 | #4,689 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
Nicknames for Karrissa
Names like Karrissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda, Karina, Miranda, Kiara, Tiana, Paulina, Serena, Samantha, Kiana, Emily, Brianna, Alyssa
Names related to Karrissa
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara
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, “Karrissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karrissa, updated 20 October 2026.