Girls' name · since 1899
Clarisse
1,701 babies named Clarisse in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,738 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,701
- born since 1899
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,701 babies have been named Clarisse since 1899, making it today's #5738 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarisse has been recorded 1,701 times among girls since 1899, currently ranked #5738 nationally and more common than 67% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2025.
- #5,252 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,738 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,701 born since 1899
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarisse ranks #5,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,738 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,701 born since 1899, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,738 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,701
- born since 1899
- 2000s
- peak decade
Clarisse's 1,701 recorded births place it above 92.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Clarisse compares
1,701 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Clarisse's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clarisse | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,701 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Clarisse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clarisse's full recorded timeline at 1966, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clarisse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Clarisse by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (278 births, 16% of the file).
2000s was Clarisse's strongest decade.
278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Clarisse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 36
1900s
36 births
- 1910s 77
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
145 births
- 1930s 105
1930s
105 births
- 1940s 84
1940s
84 births
- 1950s
1950s
119 births
- 1960s 80
1960s
80 births
- 1970s 103
1970s
103 births
- 1980s
1980s
129 births
- 1990s
1990s
236 births
- 2000s
2000s
278 births
- 2010s
2010s
183 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 278 births (16% of all-time use).
How Clarisse 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 Clarisse's total volume
Clarisse by state
Where Clarisse concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 233 | 13.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 27 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 18 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Rhode Island | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.3% |
233 of 1,701 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Clarisse's data
- Clarisse's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (278 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Clarisses (233 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clarisse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1899–2025 (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 Clarisse 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.