Given name
Carlyssa
“a friendly woman”
Carlyssa is a variant of Carlisa. One Italian interpretation is “a friendly woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carlyssa is a variant of Carlisa. One Italian interpretation is “a friendly woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carlyssa is a variant of Carlisa. An origin associated with Carlisa is Italian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carlyssa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33
- 0 boys · 33 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1999.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carlyssa’s family of names
Carlyssa has a related form in Carlisa.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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