Clarissa
#1,113 for girls in 2025, 212 births · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #8,800
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1994 · 1,185 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 40,484since 1880
Clarissa over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Clarissa has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,113 | 212 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,160 | 207 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,158 | 209 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,039 | 246 | — | |
| 2021 | #948 | 278 | — | |
| 2020 | #911 | 287 | — | |
| 2019 | #746 | 378 | — | |
| 2018 | #745 | 372 | — | |
| 2017 | #680 | 431 | — | |
| 2016 | #645 | 455 | — | |
| 2015 | #697 | 408 | — | |
| 2014 | #768 | 364 | — | |
| 2013 | #705 | 396 | — | |
| 2012 | #632 | 453 | — | |
| 2011 | #598 | 479 | — | |
| 2010 | #550 | 530 | — | |
| 2009 | #604 | 499 | — | |
| 2008 | #563 | 546 | — | |
| 2007 | #502 | 644 | — | |
| 2006 | #469 | 675 | — | |
| 2005 | #419 | 737 | — | |
| 2004 | #367 | 852 | — | |
| 2003 | #376 | 808 | — | |
| 2002 | #343 | 870 | — | |
| 2001 | #325 | 952 | — | |
| 2000 | #326 | 975 | — | |
| 1999 | #317 | 975 | — | |
| 1998 | #301 | 1,005 | — | |
| 1997 | #266 | 1,093 | — | |
| 1996 | #241 | 1,157 | — | |
| 1995 | #239 | 1,201 | — | |
| 1994 | #237 | 1,185 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #258 | 1,074 | — | |
| 1992 | #244 | 1,140 | — | |
| 1991 | #305 | 909 | — | |
| 1990 | #322 | 853 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #334 | 759 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #320 | 777 | — | |
| 1987 | #345 | 697 | — | |
| 1986 | #314 | 764 | — | |
| 1985 | #367 | 633 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #363 | 635 | — | |
| 1983 | #363 | 622 | — | |
| 1982 | #416 | 540 | — | |
| 1981 | #418 | 524 | — | |
| 1980 | #489 | 423 | — | |
| 1979 | #484 | 422 | — | |
| 1978 | #514 | 364 | — | |
| 1977 | #525 | 350 | — | |
| 1976 | #478 | 384 | — | |
| 1975 | #488 | 378 | — | |
| 1974 | #525 | 318 | — | |
| 1973 | #548 | 304 | — | |
| 1972 | #547 | 305 | — | |
| 1971 | #550 | 327 | — | |
| 1970 | #566 | 321 | — | |
| 1969 | #598 | 276 | — | |
| 1968 | #597 | 260 | — | |
| 1967 | #650 | 217 | — | |
| 1966 | #644 | 222 | — | |
| 1965 | #695 | 200 | — | |
| 1964 | #624 | 262 | — | |
| 1963 | #695 | 212 | — | |
| 1962 | #667 | 233 | — | |
| 1961 | #670 | 237 | — | |
| 1960 | #713 | 204 | — | |
| 1959 | #757 | 180 | — | |
| 1958 | #796 | 159 | — | |
| 1957 | #739 | 182 | — | |
| 1956 | #736 | 172 | — | |
| 1955 | #754 | 158 | — | |
| 1954 | #834 | 127 | — | |
| 1953 | #795 | 134 | — | |
| 1952 | #930 | 99 | — | |
| 1951 | #914 | 100 | — | |
| 1950 | #937 | 91 | — | |
| 1949 | #948 | 88 | — | |
| 1948 | #936 | 86 | — | |
| 1947 | #898 | 97 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,078 | 62 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,060 | 54 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,040 | 57 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,006 | 62 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,065 | 54 | — | |
| 1941 | #942 | 61 | — | |
| 1940 | #935 | 59 | — | |
| 1939 | #903 | 60 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,055 | 46 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,116 | 41 | — | |
| 1936 | #876 | 60 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,018 | 46 | — | |
| 1934 | #938 | 54 | — | |
| 1933 | #985 | 49 | — | |
| 1932 | #989 | 51 | — | |
| 1931 | #941 | 54 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,031 | 51 | — | |
| 1929 | #959 | 56 | — | |
| 1928 | #983 | 57 | — | |
| 1927 | #963 | 62 | — | |
| 1926 | #971 | 59 | — | |
| 1925 | #895 | 68 | — | |
| 1924 | #929 | 67 | — | |
| 1923 | #896 | 67 | — | |
| 1922 | #888 | 68 | — | |
| 1921 | #837 | 78 | — | |
| 1920 | #807 | 81 | — | |
| 1919 | #792 | 79 | — | |
| 1918 | #785 | 83 | — | |
| 1917 | #752 | 86 | — | |
| 1916 | #769 | 79 | — | |
| 1915 | #798 | 68 | — | |
| 1914 | #827 | 50 | — | |
| 1913 | #852 | 38 | — | |
| 1912 | #709 | 50 | — | |
| 1911 | #722 | 36 | — | |
| 1910 | #831 | 27 | — | |
| 1909 | #706 | 32 | — | |
| 1908 | #768 | 25 | — | |
| 1907 | #710 | 28 | — | |
| 1906 | #793 | 21 | — | |
| 1905 | #968 | 15 | — | |
| 1904 | #600 | 32 | — | |
| 1903 | #734 | 21 | — | |
| 1902 | #667 | 25 | — | |
| 1901 | #530 | 33 | — | |
| 1900 | #833 | 20 | — | |
| 1899 | #644 | 23 | — | |
| 1898 | #631 | 26 | — | |
| 1897 | #660 | 22 | — | |
| 1896 | #651 | 23 | — | |
| 1895 | #658 | 22 | — | |
| 1894 | #568 | 26 | — | |
| 1893 | #687 | 18 | — | |
| 1892 | #685 | 18 | — | |
| 1891 | #624 | 18 | — | |
| 1890 | #524 | 25 | — | |
| 1889 | #567 | 20 | — | |
| 1888 | #753 | 12 | — | |
| 1887 | #537 | 17 | — | |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | — | |
| 1885 | #658 | 11 | — | |
| 1884 | #479 | 18 | — | |
| 1883 | #465 | 17 | — | |
| 1882 | #507 | 13 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #547 | 10 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Clarissa was already there! It came in at #547, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Clarissa is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#235 · 1 in 963
- Texas#255 · 1 in 1,323
- Arizona#320 · 1 in 1,624
- West Virginia#330 · 1 in 2,436
- Georgia#340 · 1 in 2,101
Best ever in a state: #91 in Texas, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #235 | 9 | 1 in 963 |
| Texas | #255 | 84 | 1 in 1,323 |
| Arizona | #320 | 11 | 1 in 1,624 |
| West Virginia | #330 | 5 | 1 in 2,436 |
| Georgia | #340 | 16 | 1 in 2,101 |
| Arkansas | #342 | 6 | 1 in 2,160 |
| Utah | #356 | 7 | 1 in 2,296 |
| Kentucky | #363 | 9 | 1 in 2,721 |
| Iowa | #389 | 6 | 1 in 3,283 |
| Kansas | #405 | 5 | 1 in 2,875 |
| Wisconsin | #412 | 8 | 1 in 3,824 |
| Tennessee | #431 | 9 | 1 in 3,165 |
| Missouri | #432 | 9 | 1 in 3,588 |
| Indiana | #433 | 10 | 1 in 3,624 |
| Florida | #447 | 16 | 1 in 2,930 |
| North Carolina | #470 | 9 | 1 in 3,651 |
| New York | #487 | 30 | 1 in 3,297 |
| South Carolina | #505 | 5 | 1 in 3,449 |
| Virginia | #512 | 7 | 1 in 4,169 |
| Minnesota | #517 | 5 | 1 in 5,555 |
| Illinois | #521 | 19 | 1 in 3,931 |
| Colorado | #524 | 5 | 1 in 3,731 |
| California | #537 | 43 | 1 in 3,798 |
| New Jersey | #543 | 9 | 1 in 4,132 |
| Washington | #562 | 6 | 1 in 4,220 |
| Alabama | #588 | 5 | 1 in 4,583 |
| Ohio | #590 | 12 | 1 in 6,008 |
| Pennsylvania | #669 | 10 | 1 in 6,841 |
| Louisiana | #795 | 5 | 1 in 5,851 |
| Michigan | #972 | 5 | 1 in 11,917 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 47 spots since 2024 (#1,160 → #1,113)
- 202 spots since 2020 (#911 → #1,113)
- 416 spots since 2015 (#697 → #1,113)
- Biggest jump: 303 spots in 1901 (#833 → #530)
- Biggest drop: 368 spots in 1905 (#600 → #968)
Rise & fade · girls
114 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1994 at #237 (1,185 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 132 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 132 yrs · run 1947–2021
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,464
- Highest: 1 in 1,464 girls born in 1995 were named Clarissa (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,581 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #237 in 1994, was only 1 in 1,507 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 26.2% of all girls named Clarissa (10,592) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 133 | #465 (1883) | #565 |
| 1890s | 221 | #524 (1890) | #633 |
| 1900s | 252 | #530 (1901) | #731 |
| 1910s | 596 | #709 (1912) | #784 |
| 1920s | 663 | #807 (1920) | #913 |
| 1930s | 512 | #876 (1936) | #985 |
| 1940s | 680 | #898 (1947) | #991 |
| 1950s | 1,402 | #736 (1956) | #819 |
| 1960s | 2,323 | #597 (1968) | #655 |
| 1970s | 3,473 | #478 (1976) | #523 |
| 1980s | 6,374 | #314 (1986) | #373 |
| 1990s | 10,592 | #237 (1994) | #273 |
| 2000s | 7,558 | #325 (2001) | #429 |
| 2010s | 4,266 | #550 (2010) | #677 |
| 2020s | 1,439 | #911 (2020) | #1,055 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Clarissa in 1979
girls
#484
422 births · 1 in 3,804 girls
Top girls' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 3,804 of them was named Clarissa, which outranked 96.0% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.