Karissa

Karissa: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “grace”
Origin: Greek
Say it: kuh-RISS-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually treated as a modern English form of Carissa/Charis, from Greek charis meaning 'grace.' It may also be influenced by the berry name carissa.

English names Names meaning grace Modern names

How popular is Karissa?

202419.5 per million US babies

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Babies named Karissa in 202465

2024 rank#2,667 girls

Peak year1992

Total US babies since 188020,026

Karissa is fading: recent use is about 29% of its level ten years before.

Names like Karissa

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Carissagrace, kindness · Greek
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Karissa questions

What does the name Karissa mean?

Karissa means "grace". It comes from Greek. Usually treated as a modern English form of Carissa/Charis, from Greek charis meaning 'grace.' It may also be influenced by the berry name carissa.

Is Karissa a boy or girl name?

Karissa is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Karissa?

65 US babies were named Karissa in 2024. Its peak year was 1992.

How do you pronounce Karissa?

Karissa is usually pronounced kuh-RISS-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.