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Clarisa
OriginSpanish variation of Claire or Clarissa
Meaning"bright, clear"
About Clarisa
The pronunciation is different enough -- it's clar-EE-sa -- to make this feel like a distinct name. But an improvement on Claire or Clarissa? Not really.
Pronounced kluh-REE-suh.
As of October 2026, Clarisa ranked #5758 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #665 in 1994.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,751 | 29 | 16.2 |
| 2016 | #4,009 | 37 | 20.9 |
| 2017 | #4,718 | 29 | 16.8 |
| 2018 | #4,373 | 32 | 18.8 |
| 2019 | #4,568 | 30 | 17.9 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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