Name Legacy

Clairissa

Recorded 1975–2019 · United States

Clairissa was most popular in 1994, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,352 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 507 people named Clairissa.

Most popular in1994
Rank that year#7,352
Births that year22
Total since 1880507
Given to100% girls

Clairissa over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Clairissa’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Clairissa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Clairissa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 507 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org