Recorded 1953–1988 Girls' name Peak 1953 35 births

Claresa — girls' name

35 babies named Claresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s61970s51980s12

The verdict

35 girls have been named Claresa since 1953, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1988.

35
total births
1953–1988
years on record
1950s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Claresa was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

6 babies were named Claresa in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Claresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Claresa between 1953 and 1988, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Claresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claresa performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Claresa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claresa 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 35 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.

Claresa at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

35

Since 1953

36 years of records

Peak year

1953

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1953

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1988

Claresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1953

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1953)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 198819871975196719591953 6

Claresa by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 34% of Claresa's all-time total
1950s121960s61970s51980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claresa?
35 babies have been named Claresa since 1953. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1953 with 6 births.
When was Claresa most popular?
Claresa was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Claresa been used?
Claresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 36 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Claresa?
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.

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, 1953–1988 (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.