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Karissa

Girl's name · #2915 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Karissa's best rank, #306, came in 1991; it has stepped well back to #2915 today. Roughly 20,000 girls have been named Karissa since 1961.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,228 in Canada (2024).

Famous Karissas

• Karissa Schweizer — American athletics competitor
• Karissa Sanbonmatsu — American structural biologist
• Karissa Whitsell — American racing cyclist
• Karissa Cook — American volleyball player
• Karissa van der Wath — Australian field hockey player (born 2006)

What Karissas become

Among 22 notable people named Karissa:

Similar names: Charis · Shayna · Charity · Marissa · Desirae · Carley

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