Recorded 1970–2014 Girls' name Peak 1992 547 births

Carrisa — girls' name

547 babies named Carrisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s831980s1941990s2132000s512010s6
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Carrisa was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

41 babies were named Carrisa in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carrisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 547 babies named Carrisa between 1970 and 2014, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carrisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carrisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 213 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carrisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Carrisa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carrisa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 547 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carrisa at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

547

Since 1970

45 years of records

Peak year

1992

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1970

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2014

Carrisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1970

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1992)
41
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Carrisa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
213 births that decade — 39% of Carrisa's all-time total
1970s831980s1941990s2132000s512010s6

Carrisa by state

Where Carrisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Carrisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
37 6.8%
#2 Ohio
6 1.1%
California share of Carrisa's total US births 6.8%
Even split

37 of 547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carrisa?
547 babies have been named Carrisa since 1970. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1992 with 41 births.
When was Carrisa most popular?
Carrisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 213 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Carrisa most popular?
The top states for the name Carrisa are California (37 births), Ohio (6 births).
How long has the name Carrisa been used?
Carrisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 45 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Carrisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.