Girls' name · since 1967
Carrissa
Carrissa has 965 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 965
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
965 girls have been named Carrissa since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Carrissa recorded 965 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2018.
- #7,700 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 965 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrissa ranks #7,700 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 965 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 965
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Carrissa's 965 recorded births place it above 89.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Carrissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carrissa's full recorded timeline at 1993, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carrissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2018
- Peak year (1991)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Carrissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (393 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Carrissa's strongest decade.
393 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Carrissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 103
1970s
103 births
- 1980s
1980s
279 births
- 1990s
1990s
393 births
- 2000s 142
2000s
142 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 393 births (41% of all-time use).
How Carrissa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carrissa's total volume
Carrissa by state
Where Carrissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
94 of 965 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Carrissa's data
- Carrissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (393 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carrissas (94 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carrissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carrissa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.