Recorded 1958–1991 Girls' name Peak 1975 69 births

Clarissia — girls' name

69 babies named Clarissia in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s161970s191980s151990s14
1970s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Clarissia was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

8 babies were named Clarissia in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clarissia

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Clarissia between 1958 and 1991, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clarissia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clarissia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Clarissia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clarissia 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 69 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.

Clarissia at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

69

Since 1958

34 years of records

Peak year

1975

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1958

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1991

Clarissia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1958

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1975)
8
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
456789 199119901989198719861975197419731968196719621958 5

Clarissia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
19 births that decade — 28% of Clarissia's all-time total
1950s51960s161970s191980s151990s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clarissia?
69 babies have been named Clarissia since 1958. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1975 with 8 births.
When was Clarissia most popular?
Clarissia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Clarissia been used?
Clarissia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 34 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Clarissia?
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, 1958–1991 (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.