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 1961 and has been recorded in 55 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1987 with 13 babies (rank #663 that year). In 2017 it was given to 2 girls (rank #6). 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.

311

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
1961	1	#1,234
1962	1	#1,257
1963	1	#1,271
1964	2	#1,117
1965	2	#1,135
1966	2	#1,142
1967	2	#1,161
1968	5	#936
1969	4	#1,015
1970	8	#794
1971	3	#1,088
1972	3	#1,091
1973	8	#760
1974	5	#885
1975	6	#857
1976	6	#835
1977	5	#893
1978	12	#601
1979	7	#798
1980	8	#771
1981	4	#1,025
1982	8	#783
1983	5	#961
1984	11	#670
1985	10	#727
1986	10	#752
1987	13	#663
1988	7	#887
1989	6	#956
1990	6	#1,000
1991	7	#927
1992	9	#841
1993	11	#766
1994	7	#933
1995	6	#981
1996	10	#791
1997	11	#752
1998	5	#1,070
1999	5	#1,077
2000	4	#1,175
2001	9	#821
2002	8	#866
2003	4	#1,136
2004	4	#1,130
2005	6	#951
2006	4	#1,105
2007	4	#1,100
2008	6	#900
2009	2	#1,305
2010	2	#1,245
2011	2	#1,231
2012	4	#958
2013	6	#787
2015	2	#87
2017	2	#6

Year

Babies

Rank

1961

#1,234

1962

#1,257

1963

#1,271

1964

#1,117

1965

#1,135

1966

#1,142

1967

#1,161

1968

#936

1969

#1,015

1970

#794

1971

#1,088

1972

#1,091

1973

#760

1974

#885

1975

#857

1976

#835

1977

#893

1978

#601

1979

#798

1980

#771

1981

#1,025

1982

#783

1983

#961

1984

#670

1985

#727

1986

#752

1987

#663

1988

#887

1989

#956

1990

#1,000

1991

#927

1992

#841

1993

#766

1994

#933

1995

#981

1996

#791

1997

#752

1998

#1,070

1999

#1,077

2000

#1,175

2001

#821

2002

#866

2003

#1,136

2004

#1,130

2005

#951

2006

#1,105

2007

#1,100

2008

#900

2009

#1,305

2010

#1,245

2011

#1,231

2012

#958

2013

#787

2015

#87

2017

Meaning

Numerology of Clarissa

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Clarissa

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Clarissa in 2017

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail