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Girl name

Clarisa

100% girls · 21 born in 2025

Clarisa has been given to about 3,193 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,074
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Clarisa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 323
  • Born in 202521
  • All time3,193

How popular is Clarisa?

Its best year was 1994, when 323 babies were given the name, ranking 665th. The typical living American called Clarisa is about 31 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Clarisa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Clarissa0.97
  2. Carissa0.86
  3. Larissa0.86
  4. Karissa0.84
  5. Marisa0.79
  6. Charissa0.79
  7. Marissa0.76
  8. Carina0.73

Middle names for Clarisa

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

Sibling names for Clarisa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.85
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.84
  3. Dariusbrother · 0.83
  4. Tianasister · 0.83
  5. Daliasister · 0.83
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.82

Where Clarisa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Clarisa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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