Recorded 1989–2012 Girls' name Peak 1999 198 births

Caryssa — girls' name

198 babies named Caryssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s972000s862010s10
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Caryssa was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

16 babies were named Caryssa in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caryssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Caryssa between 1989 and 2012, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caryssa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caryssa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Caryssa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caryssa 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 198 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.

Caryssa at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

198

Since 1989

24 years of records

Peak year

1999

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1989

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2012

Caryssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1989

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1999)
16
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 20122007200420011997199419911989 5

Caryssa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
97 births that decade — 49% of Caryssa's all-time total
1980s51990s972000s862010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caryssa?
198 babies have been named Caryssa since 1989. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1999 with 16 births.
When was Caryssa most popular?
Caryssa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Caryssa been used?
Caryssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 24 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Caryssa?
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, 1989–2012 (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.