Carissa
Meaning
"grace, kindness"
Origin: Greek
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #3,462
- Total SSA Count
- 45
- Syllables
- 3
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Cari, Rissa
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"grace, kindness"
Origin: Greek
"tree field"
Origin: Japanese
Carissa is more popular, ranked #3462 vs #13711 for Kino.
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Carissa is more popular, ranked #3462 compared to Kino at #13711 in the United States.
Carissa means "grace, kindness" (Greek origin). Kino means "tree field" (Japanese origin).
Carissa is primarily a girl name. Kino is primarily a boy name.