Clarisa
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning bright and clear; a form of Clarissa.
Babies a year
29
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Clarisa by the numbers
Clarisa was given to 29 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 323 babies in 1994, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Clarisa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Clarissabright, clear; feminine form of Clarus430 in the US (2017)
- Claritabright and clear; spanish diminutive of Clara8 in the US (2017)
- Carisaa spelling variant of Charissa; grace or charity6 in the US (2017)
- Clarisebright and clear; a form of Clarissa5 in the US (2017)
- Clarabright, clear610 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carinadear or beloved235 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Clarisa
Names that are said the same way as Clarisa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Clarisa, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Clarisa
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