Clarissa

“Variant of Clara — Bright, clear, famous” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #1113 in the US (2025) · 90s

Clarissa has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #237 (1994) · 40,484 babies named Clarissa all-time · 1 in 7,700 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,600 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Clarissas

Clarissa Pinkola Estés — American psychoanalyst and writer
Clarissa Ward — American journalist
Clarissa Chun — American sport wrestler
Clarissa dos Santos — Brazilian basketball player
Clarissa Allen — American author and educator (1859-1941)

In stories & tradition

Clarissa von Anstetten — Verbotene Liebe
Clarissa Harlowe — Clarissa
Clarissa — Die drei Pintos

What Clarissas become

Among 199 notable people named Clarissa:

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