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Karyssa

kuh-RIS-uh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 996

Karyssa is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1993, when 45 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1983.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Karyssa Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s.

368
'80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Karyssa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 47
1990s 361
2000s 368
2010s 145

How Popular Is Karyssa?

In 2019, Karyssa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Karyssa Is Used

Canada #2,686 7 in 2017
United States #15,747 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Karyssa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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How to Say Karyssa

  • English kuh-RIS-uh

Sibling Names for Karyssa

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Karyssa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Karyssa

How popular is the name Karyssa?

In 2019, Karyssa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Karyssa a girl's or a boy's name?

Karyssa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Karyssa?

Karyssa has 3 syllables.

When was Karyssa most popular?

Karyssa peaked in 1993, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.