Clarissa
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning bright, clear; feminine form of Clarus.
How Clarissa has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #700 |
| 2016 | #645 |
| 2017 | #680 |
| 2018 | #745 |
| 2019 | #745 |
| 2020 | #912 |
| 2021 | #947 |
Clarissa by the numbers
In 2025, 23 babies in England and Wales were named Clarissa. In the US, 430 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,201 babies in 1995, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Clarissa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Carissagrace; beloved129 in the US (2017)
- Clarisabright and clear; a form of Clarissa29 in the US (2017)
- Charissagrace, kindness, charity5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Clarissebright and clear; feminine form of Clarus21 in the US (2017)
- Claryssabright and clear; spelling variant of Clarissa8 in the US (2017)
- Clairissaclear or bright; form of clarissa6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Clarissa
Names that are said the same way as Clarissa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Klarissabright, clear; variant of Clarissa52 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Clarissa, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Clarissa
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