Girls' name · since 1975
Clairissa
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 507 babies named Clairissa, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 507
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
507 girls have been named Clairissa since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Clairissa has 507 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2019.
- #11,751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 507 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clairissa ranks #11,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 507 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 507
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Clairissa's 507 recorded births place it above 83.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Clairissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clairissa's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clairissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2019
- Peak year (1994)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Clairissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (182 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Clairissa's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Clairissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
182 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 182 births (36% of all-time use).
How Clairissa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Clairissa's total volume
Clairissa by state
Where Clairissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 507 births nationwide.
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- Clairissa's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2010s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Clairissas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clairissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Clairissa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.