Recorded 1983–1995 Girls' name Peak 1995 30 births

Clerissa — girls' name

30 babies named Clerissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s18
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Clerissa was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

7 babies were named Clerissa in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clerissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Clerissa between 1983 and 1995, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clerissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clerissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Clerissa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clerissa 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 30 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.

Clerissa at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

30

Since 1983

13 years of records

Peak year

1995

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1983

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1995

Clerissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1983

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19951994199019841983 6

Clerissa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 60% of Clerissa's all-time total
1980s121990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clerissa?
30 babies have been named Clerissa since 1983. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1995 with 7 births.
When was Clerissa most popular?
Clerissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Clerissa been used?
Clerissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 13 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Clerissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleo, Clementine, Cleta, Clemmie, 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, 1983–1995 (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.