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Tarissa

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How to Pronounce Tarissa

Pronounced tuh-RIS-uh /təˈrɪs.ə/Medium

Meaning: Tarissa is a late-twentieth-century coinage that reads as a blend, joining a Ta- or Tara opening to the fashionable -rissa ending of Clarissa and Marissa. It was built for sound and flow rather than descended from one older name, so it has a contemporary feel with no single fixed meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Tarissa is a modern American blend, a Ta- opening on the -rissa of Clarissa or Marissa. It appeared late last century and stayed quietly uncommon.

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Origin LowEnglish, American

MeaningTarissa is a late-twentieth-century coinage that reads as a blend, joining a Ta- or Tara opening to the fashionable -rissa ending of Clarissa and Marissa. It was built for sound and flow rather than descended from one older name, so it has a contemporary feel with no single fixed meaning.

U.S. rank (2007)#20268 ↘ Falling

2007 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1992

Total births (all-time)≈ 247

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Tarissa belongs to the era's taste for -rissa names, pairing a soft Ta- opening with the ending shared by Clarissa and Marissa. It is a coined feminine, assembled from popular sounds rather than traced to a classical root.

The name stayed rare, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties before fading. A girl named Tarissa would be a young adult of the millennial generation today.

Did you know? The -rissa ending in Tarissa peaked in appeal in the nineteen-eighties and nineties, when Marissa and Clarissa made the sound feel current and gave rise to many coined cousins.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Tarissa — Modern -rissa blend; Clarissa/Marissa kin; late-century coinage, flagged

Variations

TarisaTarissahClarissaMarissa

Nicknames

TariRissaTara

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If you like Tarissa…

Marissa— a like -rissa feminine of the era

Clarissa— the classical -rissa name it echoes

Larissa— a comparable -rissa girl's name

Carissa— a similar soft -rissa feminine

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tarissa mean?

It has no fixed meaning; it is a modern blend of a Ta- opening and the -rissa of Clarissa or Marissa.

How do you pronounce Tarissa?

It is said tuh-RIS-uh /təˈrɪs.ə/ - three syllables, stress in the middle.

Is Tarissa a boy or girl name?

Tarissa is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Tarissa?

It was always rare, seeing its light peak in the early nineteen-nineties.