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Clarissa

Clarissa is currently the #1113 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 212 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #911 to #1113. Looking at the full record since 1880, Clarissa hit its all-time high of #237 in 1994, when 1,185 girls were given the name. State by state, California leads the way at #565.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1113
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#237
in 1994 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
212
girls named Clarissa

Clarissa popularity, 1880–2025

0.018%0.037%0.055%0.074%18801900192019401960198020002020#237 in 1994
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1994

Where Clarissa is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025MI—New York: #1526 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1526Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025IA—Illinois: #797 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#797Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025IN—Ohio: #1035 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#1035Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025CT—California: #565 (57 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CA#565Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025DE—Arizona: #676 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#676New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Clarissa in 2025HI—Texas: #742 (40 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#742Florida: #864 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#864
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: California (#565), Arizona (#676), Texas (#742)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Clarissa in the most recent year of SSA data.

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