Girl · Name family
Clarissa
96,355births recorded
17Countries
8Variants
2001Peak · France
#424France 2025
Clarissa is a girl name family recorded 96,355 times in 17 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in France (#424 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 2001, at 127.5 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Clarisse (France, Belgium), Clarisa (Argentina).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
All forms of Clarissa
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarissa | English | 40,505 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1113 | 1995 | ▼ 42 % |
| Clarissa | English | 855 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1362 | 1996 | ▼ 3 % |
| Clarissa | English | 643 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #474 | 2003 | ▲ 90 % |
| Clarissa | English | 615 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1993 | – |
| Clarissa | English | 610 | 🇫🇷 France | #3378 | 1987 | ▼ 58 % |
| Clarissa | English | 211 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #788 | 2008 | ▲ 11 % |
| Clarisse | French | 30,210 | 🇫🇷 France | #424 | 2001 | ▼ 60 % |
| Clarisse | French | 1,701 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5722 | 1899 | ▲ 47 % |
| Clarisse | French | 887 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #734 | 2003 | ▲ 6 % |
| Clarisse | French | 88 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #645 | 2005 | new |
| Clarisse | French | 87 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #1013 | 2003 | new |
| Clarisse | French | 48 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2003 | – |
| Clarisa | Spanish | 10,635 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1048 | 1977 | ▼ 47 % |
| Clarisa | Spanish | 3,193 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5722 | 1994 | ▼ 19 % |
| Clarisa | Spanish | 5 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1956 | – |
| Klarissa | English | 2,877 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5917 | 1998 | ▼ 62 % |
| Klarissa | English | 20 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2021 | – |
| Klarissa | English | 8 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 2005 | – |
| Clarise | English | 1,161 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1901 | – |
| Clarise | English | 33 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1999 | – |
| Clarysse | French | 745 | 🇫🇷 France | #2598 | 2005 | ▼ 37 % |
| Clarysse | French | 18 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #1023 | 2025 | new |
| Clarrissa | English | 384 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1907 | – |
| Clarrisa | English | 313 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1994 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Clarissa ↔ Clarisse — verified against linguistic sources
- Clarissa ↔ Clarisa — spelling variant
- Clarissa ↔ Klarissa — spelling variant
- Clarissa ↔ Clarrissa — spelling variant
- Clarissa ↔ Clarrisa — spelling variant
- Clarisse ↔ Clarise — spelling variant
- Clarisse ↔ Clarysse — spelling variant
Questions about Clarissa
How popular is the name Clarissa?
In 2025 it ranked #424 in France. Official registers record 96,355 births across 17 countries.
What is Clarissa in other languages?
Clarisse (French); Clarisa (Spanish); Klarissa (English); Clarise (English); Clarysse (French); Clarrissa (English); Clarrisa (English).
When was Clarissa most popular?
It peaked in France in 2001, at 127.5 births per 100,000.
Is Clarissa a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Clarissa is a girl name.