Carissa is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “grace.” In 2024 it was given to 45 girls in the United States.
Carissa belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “grace” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Carissa first appears in Social Security records in 1949. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #240 in 1992, and in 2024 45 babies received the name — 28,400 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Carissa means “grace” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Carissa is a girl name. In 2024, 45 babies received the name in the US.
Carissa comes from the Greek tradition.
Carissa first appears in US records in 1949. Its best-ever ranking was #240 in 1992, and 45 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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