Karyssa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-RISS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Karyssa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Karyssa come from?
Modern: variant of Carissa
Is Karyssa a girl's or a boy's name?
Karyssa is a girls' name.
How popular is Karyssa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 45 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Karyssa in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karyssa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5,484 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4,859 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 36 | #4,267 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4,049 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,462 |
| 2005 | 42 | #3,505 |
| 2004 | 41 | #3,562 |
| 2003 | 43 | #3,343 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 35 | #3,699 |
| 2000 | 43 | #3,165 |
| 1999 | 30 | #3,891 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,423 |
| 1997 | 35 | #3,299 |
| 1996 | 32 | #3,500 |
| 1995 | 31 | #3,487 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,872 |
| 1993 | 45 | #2,671 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,864 |
| 1991 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 33 | #3,292 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
Names like Karyssa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiana, Kayla, Kiara, Jayla, Kianna, Samantha, Alyssa, Mckenna, Brianna, Isabella, Kylie, Kalia
Names related to Karyssa
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, “Karyssa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karyssa, updated 20 October 2026.