Girls' name · since 1962
Clorissa
Clorissa has 402 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 402
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Clorissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 402 have been recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Clorissa recorded 402 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2005.
- #13,462 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 402 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clorissa ranks #13,462 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 402 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 402
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Clorissa's 402 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Clorissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clorissa splits its recorded history at 1986: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clorissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2005
- Peak year (1989)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Clorissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (155 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Clorissa's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Clorissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 155 births (39% of all-time use).
Clorissa by state
Where Clorissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 3.2% |
13 of 402 births nationwide.
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- Clorissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Clorissas (13 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Clorissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1962–2005 (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 Clorissa 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.