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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 78 babies (rank #412 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

689

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
1996	78	#412
1997	67	#443
1998	40	#630
1999	36	#666
2000	41	#626
2001	32	#769
2002	39	#680
2003	30	#861
2004	28	#934
2005	19	#1,249
2006	25	#1,100
2007	22	#1,254
2008	31	#998
2009	21	#1,375
2010	28	#1,159
2011	20	#1,506
2012	25	#1,309
2013	32	#1,106
2014	17	#1,724
2015	29	#1,177
2016	29	#1,182

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#412

1997

#443

1998

#630

1999

#666

2000

#626

2001

#769

2002

#680

2003

#861

2004

#934

2005

#1,249

2006

#1,100

2007

#1,254

2008

#998

2009

#1,375

2010

#1,159

2011

#1,506

2012

#1,309

2013

#1,106

2014

#1,724

2015

#1,177

2016

#1,182

Meaning

Numerology of Clarissa

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Clarissa

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Year-by-Year Detail