Given name
Carrissa
“a woman of grace”
Carrissa is a variant of Carissa. One Greek interpretation is “a woman of grace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carrissa is a variant of Carissa. One Greek interpretation is “a woman of grace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carrissa is a variant of Carissa. An origin associated with Carissa is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carrissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 965
- 0 boys · 965 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 61 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 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 61 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 949 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carrissa’s family of names
Carrissa has a related form in Carissa.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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