Recorded 1959–2009 Girls' name Peak 1994 313 births

Clarrisa — girls' name

313 babies named Clarrisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s521980s921990s1142000s50
1990s
Peak decade

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

1994
Single peak year

16 babies were named Clarrisa in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clarrisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 313 babies named Clarrisa between 1959 and 2009, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clarrisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clarrisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Clarrisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Clarrisa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clarrisa 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 313 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.

Clarrisa at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

313

Since 1959

51 years of records

Peak year

1994

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1959

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2009

Clarrisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1959

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1994)
16
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 20092001199619911986198019741959 5

Clarrisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
114 births that decade — 36% of Clarrisa's all-time total
1950s51970s521980s921990s1142000s50

Clarrisa by state

Where Clarrisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Clarrisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 2.2%
#2 Texas
5 1.6%
California share of Clarrisa's total US births 2.2%
Even split

7 of 313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clarrisa?
313 babies have been named Clarrisa since 1959. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1994 with 16 births.
When was Clarrisa most popular?
Clarrisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Clarrisa most popular?
The top states for the name Clarrisa are California (7 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Clarrisa been used?
Clarrisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 51 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Clarrisa?
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, 1959–2009 (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.