Recorded 1975–2019 Girls' name Peak 1994 507 births

Clairissa — girls' name

507 babies named Clairissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s1071990s1822000s1132010s81

The verdict

507 girls have been named Clairissa since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.

507
total births
1975–2019
years on record
1990s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Clairissa was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

22 babies were named Clairissa in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clairissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 507 babies named Clairissa between 1975 and 2019, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clairissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clairissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Clairissa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clairissa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clairissa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 507 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Clairissa at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

507

Since 1975

45 years of records

Peak year

1994

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1975

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2019

Clairissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1975

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1994)
22
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 201920132007200219971992198719821975 6

Clairissa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
182 births that decade — 36% of Clairissa's all-time total
1970s241980s1071990s1822000s1132010s81

Clairissa by state

Where Clairissa concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clairissa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
California share of Clairissa's total US births 1.0%

5 of 507 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clairissa?
507 babies have been named Clairissa since 1975. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1994 with 22 births.
When was Clairissa most popular?
Clairissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Clairissa most popular?
The top states for the name Clairissa are California (5 births).
How long has the name Clairissa been used?
Clairissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 45 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Clairissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clara, Claire, Claudia, Clarissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.