Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Clarissa
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1995
Peak era
1995
Peak births
1,201
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Clarissa
How many people are named Clarissa?
An estimated 35,692 living Americans are named Clarissa.
How rare is Clarissa?
Clarissa is uncommon among babies today, with 212 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 82.3% from its 1995 peak.
How old is the typical Clarissa?
The median age of a living American named Clarissa is approximately 31 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 41 years old.
Is Clarissa still popular?
Not especially. Clarissa has been declining since its 1995 peak and registered 212 births in 2025.
Where is Clarissa most common?
Clarissa has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 4.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19952025
Peak year
1995
Decline from peak
82.3%
2025
212
All-time
40,484
Where it lives now
Clarissa is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 4.2× the national rate in the 1980s. It also runs high in Arizona.
States where Clarissa is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.