girl's name
Klarissa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,928
Klarissa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1998, when 121 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Klarissa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 33 |
| 1980s | 196 |
| 1990s | 885 |
| 2000s | 980 |
| 2010s | 604 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 173 |
How popular is Klarissa?
In 2025, Klarissa was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Klarissa is used
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 Klarissa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Klarissa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Klarissa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Klarissa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Klarissa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Klarissa
How popular is the name Klarissa?
In 2025, Klarissa was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Klarissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Klarissa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Klarissa most popular?
Klarissa peaked in 1998, when 121 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Klarissa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Klarissa currently ranks #5,949 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.