Clarisse
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning bright and clear; feminine form of Clarus.
Babies a year
21
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Clarisse by the numbers
Clarisse was given to 21 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 45 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Clarisse. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Clarissabright, clear; feminine form of Clarus430 in the US (2017)
- Clarisebright and clear; a form of Clarissa5 in the US (2017)
- Charissegrace or charity; a form of Charis
- Carissagrace; beloved129 in the US (2017)
- Claricebright; clear; from Clarus50 in the US (2017)
- Clarisabright and clear; a form of Clarissa29 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Clarisse, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Clarisse
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