Clarissa

Meaning: Bright, clear, famous
Origin: Latin — Derivative of Clara

Girl's name · #1114 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Clarissa's best rank, #237, came in 1994; it has settled back to #1114 today. Roughly 40,000 girls have been named Clarissa since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#83 in Italy (2024) · #369 in Mexico (2024) · #479 in Austria (2025) · #810 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,251 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,362 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,044 in Canada (2025) · #4,025 in France (2025) · #1,533 in Sweden (2024) · #622 in Poland (2018) · #806 in Scotland (2015) · #574 in Slovakia (2013) and 3 more.

Famous Clarissas

Clarissa Pinkola Estés — Mexican-American psychoanalyst and writer (born 1945)
Clarissa Ward — American journalist (born 1980)
Clarissa Dickson Wright — English television cook (1947–2014)
Clarissa Eden — English memoirist (1920–2021)
Clarissa Molina — Dominican model and actress (born 1991)

In stories & tradition

Clarissa von Anstetten — Verbotene Liebe (TV series)
Clarissa Harlowe — Clarissa (book)
Clarissa — Operatic character in the opera Die drei Pintos by Carl Maria von Weber; don Pantaleone's daughter

What Clarissas become

Among 199 notable people named Clarissa:

Similar names: Clarice · Allyson · Klarity · Larissa · Mercedes · Marissa

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