girl's name

Karyssa

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 996

Karyssa is a girl's name. 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 US data.

  • 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.

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 US data.

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.

Parents who like Karyssa also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Karyssa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Karyssa

Names from the same era that won't 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 US data.

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

Karyssa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Karyssa most popular?

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