Given name
Karyssa
“filled with grace and kindess; very dear”
Karyssa is a variant of Karissa. One Greek interpretation is “filled with grace and kindess; very dear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karyssa 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
Karyssa 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 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karyssa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 921
- 0 boys · 921 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 45 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 784 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.
Karyssa’s family of names
Karyssa has a related form in Karissa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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