Carrissa

Carrissa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Carrissa first appears in the data in 1967 and has been recorded in 45 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 61 babies (rank #2,163 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Carrissa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Carrissa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

965

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1967	6	#6,110
1971	14	#4,139
1972	5	#8,445
1974	12	#4,757
1975	11	#5,198
1976	11	#5,255
1977	22	#3,388
1978	12	#5,255
1979	16	#4,444
1980	26	#3,229
1981	20	#3,880
1982	18	#4,189
1983	27	#3,077
1984	27	#3,157
1985	23	#3,636
1986	29	#3,144
1987	23	#3,764
1988	40	#2,655
1989	46	#2,485
1990	41	#2,811
1991	61	#2,163
1992	52	#2,464
1993	40	#2,942
1994	45	#2,707
1995	34	#3,298
1996	34	#3,377
1997	26	#4,146
1998	30	#3,847
1999	30	#3,906
2000	21	#5,348
2001	20	#5,615
2002	20	#5,712
2003	18	#6,361
2004	16	#7,144
2005	12	#9,010
2006	10	#10,746
2007	9	#11,821
2008	10	#10,955
2009	6	#15,621
2010	7	#13,747
2011	5	#17,290
2012	12	#9,217
2013	6	#14,979
2015	7	#13,282
2018	5	#16,159

Year

Babies

Rank

1967

#6,110

1971

#4,139

1972

#8,445

1974

#4,757

1975

#5,198

1976

#5,255

1977

#3,388

1978

#5,255

1979

#4,444

1980

#3,229

1981

#3,880

1982

#4,189

1983

#3,077

1984

#3,157

1985

#3,636

1986

#3,144

1987

#3,764

1988

#2,655

1989

#2,485

1990

#2,811

1991

#2,163

1992

#2,464

1993

#2,942

1994

#2,707

1995

#3,298

1996

#3,377

1997

#4,146

1998

#3,847

1999

#3,906

2000

#5,348

2001

#5,615

2002

#5,712

2003

#6,361

2004

#7,144

2005

#9,010

2006

#10,746

2007

#11,821

2008

#10,955

2009

#15,621

2010

#13,747

2011

#17,290

2012

#9,217

2013

#14,979

2015

#13,282

2018

#16,159

Numerology of Carrissa

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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