Girls' name · since 1977
Karrisa
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.
- #17,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 245
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karrisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 245 recorded since 1977.
Karrisa has 245 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2007.
- #17,789 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 245 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrisa ranks #17,789 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 245 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 245
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karrisa's 245 recorded births place it above 75.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Karrisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karrisa's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karrisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2007
- Peak year (1990)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Karrisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (117 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Karrisa's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Karrisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 117 births (48% of all-time use).
Karrisa by state
Where Karrisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.4% |
6 of 245 births nationwide.
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- Karrisa's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2000s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Karrisas (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Karrisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1977–2007 (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 Karrisa 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.