Clarissa

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Clarissa is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 40,289 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 40,268 as girls and 21 as boys. Clarissa gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1995 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	207
2023	209
2022	245
2021	278
2020	286
2019	378
2018	372
2017	431
2016	454
2015	408
2014	364
2013	396
2012	453
2011	479
2010	530
2009	499
2008	546
2007	644
2006	675
2005	737
2004	852
2003	808
2002	870
2001	952
2000	975
1999	975
1998	1,005
1997	1,092
1996	1,157
1995	1,201
1994	1,190
1993	1,074
1992	1,140
1991	909
1990	858
1989	764
1988	777
1987	697
1986	764
1985	639
1984	635
1983	622
1982	540
1981	524
1980	423
1979	422
1978	364
1977	350
1976	384
1975	378
1974	318
1973	304
1972	305
1971	327
1970	321
1969	276
1968	260
1967	217
1966	222
1965	200
1964	263
1963	211
1962	233
1961	237
1960	204
1959	180
1958	159
1957	182
1956	172
1955	158
1954	127
1953	134
1952	99
1951	100
1950	91
1949	88
1948	86
1947	97
1946	62
1945	54
1944	57
1943	62
1942	54
1941	61
1940	59
1939	60
1938	46
1937	41
1936	60
1935	46
1934	54
1933	49
1932	51
1931	54
1930	51
1929	56
1928	57
1927	62
1926	59
1925	68
1924	67
1923	67
1922	68
1921	78
1920	81
1919	79
1918	83
1917	86
1916	79
1915	68
1914	50
1913	38
1912	50
1911	36
1910	27
1909	32
1908	25
1907	28
1906	21
1905	15
1904	32
1903	21
1902	25
1901	33
1900	20
1899	23
1898	26
1897	22
1896	23
1895	22
1894	26
1893	18
1892	18
1891	18
1890	25
1889	20
1888	12
1887	17
1886	15
1885	11
1884	18
1883	17
1882	13
1880	10