Clarissa

Clarissa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Clarissa is a female given name borrowed from Latin, Italian, and Portuguese,. It is a combination of St. Clare of Assisi's Latin name Clara and the suffix -issa, equivalent to -ess. Clarice is an anglicization of Clarisse, the French form of the same name.

From Wikipedia

Clarissa first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 64 babies (rank #422 that year). In 2024 it was given to 13 girls (rank #1,732). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Clarissa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Clarissa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,039

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	37	#625
1992	48	#534
1993	64	#422
1994	48	#479
1995	60	#455
1996	45	#551
1997	51	#493
1998	38	#615
1999	46	#531
2000	50	#486
2001	41	#585
2002	30	#744
2003	19	#1,049
2004	33	#709
2005	23	#977
2006	36	#724
2007	28	#890
2008	17	#1,343
2009	21	#1,181
2010	23	#1,105
2011	38	#726
2012	21	#1,186
2013	28	#930
2014	21	#1,179
2015	26	#981
2016	13	#1,659
2017	26	#995
2018	19	#1,259
2019	19	#1,288
2020	15	#1,493
2021	16	#1,474
2022	14	#1,558
2023	12	#1,817
2024	13	#1,732

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#625

1992

#534

1993

#422

1994

#479

1995

#455

1996

#551

1997

#493

1998

#615

1999

#531

2000

#486

2001

#585

2002

#744

2003

#1,049

2004

#709

2005

#977

2006

#724

2007

#890

2008

#1,343

2009

#1,181

2010

#1,105

2011

#726

2012

#1,186

2013

#930

2014

#1,179

2015

#981

2016

#1,659

2017

#995

2018

#1,259

2019

#1,288

2020

#1,493

2021

#1,474

2022

#1,558

2023

#1,817

2024

#1,732

Meaning

Numerology of Clarissa

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Clarissa

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Year-by-Year Detail