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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1949

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 75 recorded years as a table

Carissa, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1949	3
1952	4
1953	4
1954	7
1955	5
1956	5
1957	5
1958	2
1959	4
1960	8
1961	10
1962	10
1963	13
1964	19
1965	39
1966	38
1967	42
1968	45
1969	66
1970	95
1971	124
1972	142
1973	152
1974	184
1975	211
1976	324
1977	347
1978	361
1979	427
1980	437
1981	402
1982	421
1983	442
1984	447
1985	424
1986	447
1987	422
1988	470
1989	522
1990	583
1991	592
1992	626
1993	540
1994	506
1995	465
1996	413
1997	379
1998	388
1999	384
2000	377
2001	393
2002	385
2003	355
2004	340
2005	269
2006	264
2007	248
2008	216
2009	177
2010	182
2011	162
2012	150
2013	120
2014	93
2015	92
2016	72
2017	76
2018	58
2019	50
2020	56
2021	43
2022	30
2023	36
2024	28
2025	29

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Carissa isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 46
Rank in 2025: #3,342
How rare: 1 in 34,940 girls
Since 1949: 28,447

Most popular in 1992, at 626 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 69% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.