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The first name Clarisa

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A female given name, variant of Clarissa.

A form of Clarissa.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Clarisa last appeared in the official list in 2004, given to 3 girls.

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3
babies named Clarisa, 1996–2025
#4,598
rank in 2004
2004
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Clarisa with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Clarisa at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 21 girls born in the United States were named Clarisa, the 5,758th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1994, when 323 were.

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3,193
babies named Clarisa since 1880
#5,758
rank in 2025
1994
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Clarisa

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Clarisa Fernández
    Argentine tennis player, born 1981

Questions

How popular is the name Clarisa?
In 2004, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Clarisa, ranking 4,598th.
Is Clarisa a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,193 US babies named Clarisa since 1880 were girls.
When was Clarisa most popular?
1994 in the United States, when 323 babies were named Clarisa, its highest rank at 665th.
What name is Clarisa a form of?
Clarisa is a form of Clarissa.