Recorded 1975–1997 Girls' name Peak 1975 51 births

Clorisa — girls' name

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

1970s271980s111990s13
1970s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Clorisa was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

14 babies were named Clorisa in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clorisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Clorisa between 1975 and 1997, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clorisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clorisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clorisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clorisa 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 51 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.

Clorisa at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

51

Since 1975

23 years of records

Peak year

1975

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1975

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1997

Clorisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1975

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1975)
14
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
46810121416 1997199419881981197719761975 14

Clorisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
27 births that decade — 53% of Clorisa's all-time total
1970s271980s111990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clorisa?
51 babies have been named Clorisa since 1975. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1975 with 14 births.
When was Clorisa most popular?
Clorisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Clorisa been used?
Clorisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 23 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Clorisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clover, Cloe, Cloey, Clora, 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, 1975–1997 (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.