Girls' name · since 1973
Karrissa
Karrissa has 356 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 356
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karrissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 356 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrissa has been recorded 356 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2014.
- #14,512 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 356 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karrissa ranks #14,512 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 356 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 356
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karrissa's 356 recorded births place it above 79.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karrissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karrissa's full recorded timeline at 1995, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karrissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2014
- Peak year (1991)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Karrissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (165 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Karrissa's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Karrissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 165 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Karrissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karrissa: 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 (~41 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, 1973–2014 (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 Karrissa 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.