US rank #4910 Girls' name Peak 1998 2,857 births

Klarissa — #4910 US girls' name

2,857 babies named Klarissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s331980s1961990s8852000s9802010s6042020s153
#4910
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Klarissa was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

121 babies were named Klarissa in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Klarissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,857 babies named Klarissa between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Klarissa currently holds the #4910 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 121 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Klarissa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 980 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Klarissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 839 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Klarissa in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Klarissa 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 2,857 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.

Klarissa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,857

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

1998

121 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,910

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Klarissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
121
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Klarissa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
980 births that decade — 34% of Klarissa's all-time total
1960s61970s331980s1961990s8852000s9802010s6042020s153

Klarissa by state

Where Klarissa concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Klarissa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
839 29.4%
#2 California
698 24.4%
#3 New York
25 0.9%
#4 Illinois
17 0.6%
#5 Arizona
15 0.5%
#6 Missouri
6 0.2%
#7 Florida
5 0.2%
#8 New Mexico
5 0.2%
Texas share of Klarissa's total US births 29.4%
Even split

839 of 2,857 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Klarissa appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Klarissa?
2,857 babies have been named Klarissa since 1968. It currently ranks #4910 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 121 births.
When was Klarissa most popular?
Klarissa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 980 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Klarissa most popular?
The top states for the name Klarissa are Texas (839 births), California (698 births), New York (25 births).
How long has the name Klarissa been used?
Klarissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Klarissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Klara, Klaire, Klaudia, Klani, 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, 1968–2024 (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.