Clarissa
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- Gender:
Historical gender: -
Usage over the past 5 years:girl Girl
Girls - 100% (3,808 births)Source: US SSA data
Boys - 0% (0 births)
girl Girl
- Origin:
- Latin variant of the Midieval French name Clarice
- Meaning:
- Clear, bright
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This is a Latin variant of the name Clarice, which is an Italian variant of the Latin name Clara, meaning "clear" or "bright." It may also be a variant of the medieval French name Claritia, which is also ultimately derived from Clara.
- Pronunciation:
- kla RISS ah
- Variants:
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- Ranks 632nd in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby girl names.
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Popularity of Clarissa (Source: US SSA)
Since 1880 Clarissa was chosen 36,225 times as a name, 36,204 times for girls and 21 times for boys
| Year | Overall Rank | Girls Rank | Boys Rank | Girls Births | Boys Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,196 | 632 | - | 450 | - |
| 2011 | 1,130 | 597 | - | 475 | - |
| 2010 | 1,048 | 550 | - | 526 | - |
| 2009 | 1,134 | 603 | - | 497 | - |
| 2008 | 1,062 | 566 | - | 543 | - |
| 2007 | 930 | 501 | - | 644 | - |
| 2006 | 884 | 469 | - | 673 | - |
| 2005 | 812 | 419 | - | 736 | - |
| 2004 | 705 | 366 | - | 852 | - |
| 2003 | 720 | 376 | - | 806 | - |
| 2002 | 662 | 342 | - | 870 | - |
| 2001 | 625 | 324 | - | 950 | - |
| 2000 | 626 | 325 | - | 974 | - |
| 1999 | 610 | 316 | - | 975 | - |
| 1998 | 588 | 301 | - | 1,004 | - |
| 1997 | 529 | 266 | - | 1,090 | - |
| 1996 | 502 | 243 | - | 1,156 | - |
| 1995 | 486 | 239 | - | 1,199 | - |
| 1994 | 485 | 236 | 9,024 | 1,187 | 5 |
| 1993 | 532 | 258 | - | 1,073 | - |
| 1992 | 504 | 243 | - | 1,140 | - |
| 1991 | 592 | 305 | - | 909 | - |
| 1990 | 617 | 322 | 8,323 | 853 | 5 |
| 1989 | 651 | 334 | 8,093 | 760 | 5 |
| 1988 | 619 | 320 | - | 775 | - |
| 1987 | 653 | 345 | - | 695 | - |
| 1986 | 595 | 314 | - | 762 | - |
| 1985 | 685 | 367 | 5,915 | 634 | 6 |
| 1984 | 681 | 364 | - | 633 | - |
| 1983 | 679 | 363 | - | 621 | - |
| 1982 | 763 | 416 | - | 541 | - |
| 1981 | 759 | 418 | - | 523 | - |
| 1980 | 874 | 489 | - | 423 | - |
| 1979 | 863 | 482 | - | 422 | - |
| 1978 | 915 | 513 | - | 364 | - |
| 1977 | 946 | 525 | - | 350 | - |
| 1976 | 871 | 479 | - | 384 | - |
| 1975 | 878 | 487 | - | 378 | - |
| 1974 | 960 | 526 | - | 318 | - |
| 1973 | 988 | 549 | - | 303 | - |
| 1972 | 987 | 549 | - | 304 | - |
| 1971 | 982 | 551 | - | 327 | - |
| 1970 | 1,005 | 566 | - | 321 | - |
| 1969 | 1,038 | 599 | - | 276 | - |
| 1968 | 1,045 | 598 | - | 260 | - |
| 1967 | 1,136 | 649 | - | 218 | - |
| 1966 | 1,131 | 644 | - | 222 | - |
| 1965 | 1,207 | 695 | - | 200 | - |
| 1964 | 1,089 | 624 | - | 263 | - |
| 1963 | 1,218 | 697 | - | 211 | - |
| 1962 | 1,155 | 666 | - | 234 | - |
| 1961 | 1,163 | 674 | - | 236 | - |
| 1960 | 1,238 | 713 | - | 204 | - |
| 1959 | 1,320 | 762 | - | 178 | - |
| 1958 | 1,360 | 786 | - | 163 | - |
| 1957 | 1,286 | 740 | - | 182 | - |
| 1956 | 1,292 | 738 | - | 172 | - |
| 1955 | 1,313 | 754 | - | 158 | - |
| 1954 | 1,442 | 836 | - | 127 | - |
| 1953 | 1,371 | 794 | - | 135 | - |
| 1952 | 1,585 | 931 | - | 99 | - |
| 1951 | 1,572 | 928 | - | 98 | - |
| 1950 | 1,607 | 939 | - | 91 | - |
| 1949 | 1,630 | 952 | - | 88 | - |
| 1948 | 1,601 | 932 | - | 87 | - |
| 1947 | 1,546 | 891 | - | 98 | - |
| 1946 | 1,850 | 1,071 | - | 63 | - |
| 1945 | 1,900 | 1,094 | - | 52 | - |
| 1944 | 1,814 | 1,040 | - | 57 | - |
| 1943 | 1,783 | 1,006 | - | 62 | - |
| 1942 | 1,889 | 1,065 | - | 54 | - |
| 1941 | 1,687 | 944 | - | 61 | - |
| 1940 | 1,695 | 935 | - | 59 | - |
| 1939 | 1,632 | 907 | - | 60 | - |
| 1938 | 1,907 | 1,057 | - | 46 | - |
| 1937 | 2,046 | 1,134 | - | 40 | - |
| 1936 | 1,612 | 878 | - | 60 | - |
| 1935 | 1,874 | 1,019 | - | 46 | - |
| 1934 | 1,725 | 940 | - | 54 | - |
| 1933 | 1,798 | 987 | - | 49 | - |
| 1932 | 1,810 | 990 | - | 51 | - |
| 1931 | 1,729 | 943 | - | 54 | - |
| 1930 | 1,879 | 1,034 | - | 51 | - |
| 1929 | 1,771 | 960 | - | 56 | - |
| 1928 | 1,785 | 985 | - | 57 | - |
| 1927 | 1,747 | 965 | - | 62 | - |
| 1926 | 1,770 | 970 | - | 59 | - |
| 1925 | 1,629 | 890 | - | 69 | - |
| 1924 | 1,712 | 933 | - | 66 | - |
| 1923 | 1,662 | 895 | - | 67 | - |
| 1922 | 1,665 | 889 | - | 68 | - |
| 1921 | 1,567 | 841 | - | 78 | - |
| 1920 | 1,501 | 807 | - | 81 | - |
| 1919 | 1,477 | 793 | - | 79 | - |
| 1918 | 1,449 | 785 | - | 83 | - |
| 1917 | 1,381 | 752 | - | 86 | - |
| 1916 | 1,411 | 771 | - | 79 | - |
| 1915 | 1,486 | 798 | - | 68 | - |
| 1914 | 1,540 | 831 | - | 50 | - |
| 1913 | 1,591 | 855 | - | 38 | - |
| 1912 | 1,260 | 711 | - | 50 | - |
| 1911 | 1,197 | 722 | - | 36 | - |
| 1910 | 1,358 | 834 | - | 27 | - |
| 1909 | 1,141 | 708 | - | 32 | - |
| 1908 | 1,260 | 772 | - | 25 | - |
| 1907 | 1,139 | 712 | - | 28 | - |
| 1906 | 1,259 | 799 | - | 21 | - |
| 1905 | 1,544 | 973 | - | 15 | - |
| 1904 | 954 | 601 | - | 32 | - |
| 1903 | 1,178 | 738 | - | 21 | - |
| 1902 | 1,064 | 674 | - | 25 | - |
| 1901 | 842 | 534 | - | 33 | - |
| 1900 | 1,347 | 836 | - | 20 | - |
| 1899 | 1,020 | 647 | - | 23 | - |
| 1898 | 1,005 | 634 | - | 26 | - |
| 1897 | 1,048 | 663 | - | 22 | - |
| 1896 | 1,053 | 655 | - | 23 | - |
| 1895 | 1,059 | 661 | - | 22 | - |
| 1894 | 926 | 572 | - | 26 | - |
| 1893 | 1,104 | 691 | - | 18 | - |
| 1892 | 1,142 | 690 | - | 18 | - |
| 1891 | 1,028 | 629 | - | 18 | - |
| 1890 | 867 | 525 | - | 25 | - |
| 1889 | 962 | 573 | - | 20 | - |
| 1888 | 1,313 | 757 | - | 12 | - |
| 1887 | 929 | 539 | - | 17 | - |
| 1886 | 1,035 | 574 | - | 15 | - |
| 1885 | 1,211 | 662 | - | 11 | - |
| 1884 | 903 | 483 | - | 18 | - |
| 1883 | 886 | 466 | - | 17 | - |
| 1882 | 1,016 | 513 | - | 13 | - |
| 1881 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | 1,135 | 552 | - | 10 | - |
| 1880-89 | 1054 | 568 | - |
| 1890-99 | 1026 | 636 | - |
| 1900-09 | 1176 | 738 | - |
| 1910-19 | 1408 | 784 | - |
| 1920-29 | 1671 | 908 | - |
| 1930-39 | 1820 | 998 | - |
| 1940-49 | 1752 | 998 | - |
| 1950-59 | 1425 | 827 | - |
| 1960-64 | 1194 | 688 | - |
| 1965-69 | 1130 | 647 | - |
| 1970-74 | 991 | 554 | - |
| 1975-79 | 903 | 501 | - |
| 1980-84 | 769 | 422 | - |
| 1985-89 | 638 | 337 | 5915 |
| 1990-94 | 561 | 282 | 8323 |
| 1995-99 | 526 | 262 | - |
| 2000 | 626 | 325 | - |
| 2001 | 625 | 324 | - |
| 2002 | 662 | 342 | - |
| 2003 | 720 | 376 | - |
| 2004 | 705 | 366 | - |
| 2005 | 812 | 419 | - |
| 2006 | 884 | 469 | - |
| 2007 | 930 | 501 | - |
| 2008 | 1062 | 566 | - |
| 2009 | 1134 | 603 | - |
| 2010 | 1048 | 550 | - |
| 2011 | 1130 | 597 | - |
| 2012 | 1196 | 632 | - |
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