Recorded 1977–2007 Girls' name Peak 1990 245 births

Karrisa — girls' name

245 babies named Karrisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s721990s1172000s45

The verdict

245 girls have been named Karrisa since 1977, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

245
total births
1977–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Karrisa was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

18 babies were named Karrisa in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karrisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 245 babies named Karrisa between 1977 and 2007, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karrisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karrisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Karrisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Karrisa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karrisa 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 245 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.

Karrisa at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

245

Since 1977

31 years of records

Peak year

1990

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1977

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2007

Karrisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1977

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1990)
18
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Karrisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
117 births that decade — 48% of Karrisa's all-time total
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Karrisa by state

Where Karrisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Karrisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.4%
California share of Karrisa's total US births 2.4%

6 of 245 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karrisa?
245 babies have been named Karrisa since 1977. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1990 with 18 births.
When was Karrisa most popular?
Karrisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Karrisa most popular?
The top states for the name Karrisa are California (6 births).
How long has the name Karrisa been used?
Karrisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 31 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Karrisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, 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, 1977–2007 (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.