female NAME · CURRENTLY #1114

Clarissa

kluh-RISS-uh

“bright or clear”

A formal elaboration of Clara with long-standing European usage.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Clarissa has traveled through time

101880 111885 251890 221895 201900 151905 271910 681915 811920 681925 511930 461935 591940 541945 911950 1581955 2041960 2001965 3211970 3781975 4231980 6391985 8581990 1,2011995 9752000 7372005 5302010 4082015 2872020 2122025
LATEST YEAR2025212 births
PEAK RANK#237in 1994
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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