Girls' name · since 1983
Karyssa
921 babies named Karyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 921
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
921 girls have been named Karyssa since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Karyssa has 921 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2019.
- #7,961 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 921 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karyssa ranks #7,961 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 921 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 921
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karyssa's 921 recorded births place it above 88.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Karyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karyssa's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2019
- Peak year (1993)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Karyssa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (368 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Karyssa's strongest decade.
368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Karyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
361 births
- 2000s
2000s
368 births
- 2010s 145
2010s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 368 births (40% of all-time use).
How Karyssa 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 Karyssa's total volume
Karyssa by state
Where Karyssa concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 118 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 43 | 4.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
118 of 921 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Karyssa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (368 total births) through the 2010s (145) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Karyssas (118 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karyssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1983–2019 (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 Karyssa 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.