girl's name

Clairissa

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 512

Clairissa is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1994, when 22 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1975.

Clairissa over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

182
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Clairissa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 24
1980s 107
1990s 182
2000s 113
2010s 81

How popular is Clairissa?

In 2019, Clairissa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Clairissa is used

Canada #2,979 5 in 2005
United States #16,062 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Clairissa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Clairissa also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Clairissa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Clairissa

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Clairissa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Clairissa

How popular is the name Clairissa?

In 2019, Clairissa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Clairissa a girl's or a boy's name?

Clairissa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Clairissa most popular?

Clairissa peaked in 1994, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.