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Carissa Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Carissa?

Ranking 1,986th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Carissa is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Carissa has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #239 in 1992 with 1,157 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Carissa in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1951.

Approximately during the years 1958-1965, 1966-1979, and 1986-1990, the name Carissa took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2006-2009, and 2010-2017.

Sometimes the name Carissa has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Carissa be?

Carissa's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Carissa has dropped significantly.

The name Carissa is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Carissa has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Carissa (Girl)Carissa (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 98 1,986 < 5 --
2017 130 1,649 < 5 --
2016 128 1,669 < 5 --
2015 164 1,411 < 5 --
2014 165 1,390 < 5 --
2013 211 1,137 < 5 --
2012 265 958 < 5 --
2011 283 917 < 5 --
2010 324 827 < 5 --
2009 326 854 < 5 --
2008 408 728 < 5 --
2007 477 623 < 5 --
2006 502 583 < 5 --
2005 497 578 < 5 --
2004 625 471 < 5 --
2003 647 462 < 5 --
2002 692 420 < 5 --
2001 707 410 < 5 --
2000 685 412 < 5 --
1999 681 409 < 5 --
1998 686 400 < 5 --
1997 659 395 < 5 --
1996 724 373 < 5 --
1995 818 329 < 5 --
1994 904 304 < 5 --
1993 976 285 < 5 --
1992 1,157 239 < 5 --
1991 1,109 250 < 5 --
1990 1,106 257 < 5 --
1989 962 280 7 6,306
1988 837 295 < 5 --
1987 733 334 < 5 --
1986 766 311 < 5 --
1985 730 326 5 6,666
1984 752 315 < 5 --
1983 737 315 < 5 --
1982 714 336 < 5 --
1981 670 349 < 5 --
1980 725 332 < 5 --
1979 686 343 < 5 --
1978 553 382 < 5 --
1977 532 393 < 5 --
1976 475 425 < 5 --
1975 308 555 < 5 --
1974 270 585 < 5 --
1973 222 672 < 5 --
1972 216 683 < 5 --
1971 207 729 < 5 --
1970 166 826 < 5 --
1969 111 1,039 < 5 --
1968 74 1,280 < 5 --
1967 70 1,301 < 5 --
1966 64 1,369 < 5 --
1965 68 1,324 < 5 --
1964 36 1,980 < 5 --
1963 25 2,430 < 5 --
1962 19 2,826 < 5 --
1961 21 2,683 < 5 --
1960 17 2,999 < 5 --
1959 8 4,672 < 5 --
1958 5 6,204 < 5 --
1957 10 3,965 < 5 --
1956 10 3,943 < 5 --
1955 9 4,107 < 5 --
1954 14 3,037 < 5 --
1953 8 4,279 < 5 --
1952 7 4,535 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.