Combination name; likely meaning God will uplift or Healer
Jarissa is a modern American invention, likely created by blending the Hebrew name Jessa or Jarah with the popular suffix -issa. It may be interpreted as a variant of Jerissa, combining elements of Jeremiah and Melissa. Because it is a contemporary coinage, it carries the combined linguistic weight of its phonetic components.
Less common today
Jarissa isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,541 in 1994.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
