Claryssa
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning bright and clear; spelling variant of Clarissa.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Claryssa by the numbers
Claryssa was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 18 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Claryssa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Clarissabright, clear; feminine form of Clarus430 in the US (2017)
- 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)
- Clairissaclear or bright; form of clarissa6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Claryssa
Names that are said the same way as Claryssa, 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 Claryssa, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Claryssa
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