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Girl name

Clairissa

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Clairissa has been given to about 507 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 498
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Clairissa per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1994 · 22
  • Born in 20250
  • All time507

How popular is Clairissa?

Its best year was 1994, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 4554th. The typical living American called Clairissa is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Clairissa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Clarissa0.87
  2. Carissa0.78
  3. Larissa0.78
  4. Karissa0.76
  5. Marissa0.69
  6. Charissa0.71
  7. Marisa0.67
  8. Claudia0.61

Middle names for Clairissa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Clairissa Rose0.85
  2. Clairissa Louise0.85
  3. Clairissa June0.84
  4. Clairissa Pearl0.84
  5. Clairissa Quinn0.84
  6. Clairissa Nell0.84

Sibling names for Clairissa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tianasister · 0.74
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.74
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.73
  4. Aracelisister · 0.73
  5. Zachariahbrother · 0.72
  6. Kianasister · 0.71

Where Clairissa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Clairissa White0.80
    2. Clairissa Reyes0.80
    3. Clairissa Nguyen0.80
    4. Clairissa Moore0.80
    5. Clairissa Lee0.80
    6. Clairissa Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Clairissa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.