Given name
Karessa
“filled with grace and kindess; very dear”
Karessa is a variant of Karissa. One Greek interpretation is “filled with grace and kindess; very dear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karessa is a variant of Karissa. One Greek interpretation is “filled with grace and kindess; very dear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Karessa is a variant of Karissa. An origin associated with Karissa is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karessa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 452
- 0 boys · 452 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 31 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 6 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 424 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.
Karessa’s family of names
Karessa has a related form in Karissa.
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.
Similar names
If you love Karessa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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