Is Clarissa a boy or girl name?
Clarissa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 207 girls and 0 boys were named Clarissa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 40,289 US babies named Clarissa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,159
- Babies named Clarissa since 1880
- 40,289
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 1,201 babies
Boys and girls named Clarissa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 133 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 221 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 252 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 596 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 663 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 512 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 680 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,402 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,323 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,473 | 100% |
| 1980s | 11 | 6,374 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 10 | 10,591 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 7,558 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,265 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,225 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,159 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,158 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,044 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 278 | #949 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 286 | #912 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 378 | #747 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 372 | #745 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 431 | #680 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 454 | #646 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 408 | #696 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 364 | #768 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 396 | #705 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 453 | #632 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 479 | #598 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 530 | #550 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 499 | #605 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 546 | #563 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 644 | #502 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 675 | #469 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 737 | #419 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 852 | #367 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 808 | #376 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 870 | #343 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 952 | #325 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 975 | #326 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 975 | #317 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,005 | #301 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,092 | #266 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,157 | #242 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,201 | #239 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,035 | 1,185 | #237 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,074 | #258 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,140 | #244 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 909 | #305 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,332 | 853 | #322 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,097 | 759 | #334 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 777 | #320 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 697 | #345 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 764 | #314 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,921 | 633 | #367 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 635 | #363 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 622 | #363 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 540 | #416 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 524 | #418 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 423 | #489 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 422 | #484 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 364 | #514 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 350 | #525 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 384 | #478 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 378 | #489 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 318 | #525 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 304 | #548 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 305 | #547 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 327 | #551 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 321 | #567 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 276 | #599 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 260 | #597 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 217 | #650 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 222 | #644 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 200 | #695 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 263 | #623 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 211 | #697 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 233 | #667 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 237 | #670 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 204 | #713 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 180 | #758 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 159 | #797 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 182 | #739 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 172 | #738 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 158 | #755 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 127 | #835 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 134 | #796 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 99 | #931 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 100 | #914 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 91 | #937 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 88 | #952 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 86 | #936 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 97 | #898 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,079 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,064 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,041 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,006 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,065 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 61 | #944 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 59 | #936 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 60 | #907 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,057 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,118 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 60 | #878 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,019 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 54 | #940 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 49 | #986 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 51 | #990 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 54 | #943 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,033 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 56 | #960 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 57 | #984 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 62 | #966 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 59 | #971 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 68 | #895 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 67 | #930 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 67 | #896 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 68 | #888 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 78 | #841 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 81 | #808 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 79 | #793 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 83 | #785 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 86 | #752 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 79 | #771 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 68 | #798 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 50 | #831 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 38 | #855 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 50 | #711 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 36 | #722 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 27 | #834 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 32 | #709 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 25 | #772 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 28 | #712 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 21 | #799 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 15 | #973 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 32 | #601 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 21 | #738 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 25 | #674 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 33 | #534 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 20 | #836 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 23 | #647 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 26 | #634 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 22 | #663 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 23 | #655 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 22 | #661 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 26 | #572 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 18 | #691 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 18 | #690 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 18 | #629 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 25 | #525 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 20 | #573 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 12 | #757 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 17 | #539 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 15 | #574 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 11 | #662 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 18 | #483 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 17 | #466 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 13 | #513 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 10 | #552 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Clarissa reached #5,921 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #237 in 1994. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Clarissa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.