Carissa vs Carrie

Side-by-side comparison of Carissa and Carrie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Carissa

Girl name · Rank #3462

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Name B

Carrie

Girl name · Rank #3040

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Metric Carissa Carrie
Current Rank #3462 #3040
Total Births (all years) 28,400 266,286
Peak Year 1992 1977
Peak Year Births 1,156 8,661
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1949 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carissa Carrie
1880ss — 12,514
1890ss — 14,276
1900ss — 13,140
1910ss — 18,067
1920ss — 19,127
1930ss — 12,525
1940ss 5 10,974
1950ss 71 16,179
1960ss 505 31,171
1970ss 3,635 66,827
1980ss 7,627 36,081
1990ss 8,820 10,314
2000ss 5,568 3,322
2010ss 1,856 1,421
2020ss 313 348

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carissa Carrie
2014 167 150
2015 164 126
2016 128 143
2017 130 130
2018 98 115
2019 84 93
2020 90 82
2021 71 77
2022 50 68
2023 57 68
2024 45 53

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1949–2024.

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