Girl
Clarissa
As a girl's name, Clarissa traces back to Latin, where it is understood to mean "Latin, elaboration of Clara". It peaked back in the 1990s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. Since 1900, roughly 37,950 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
LatinLatin, elaboration of Clara
EtymologyMeaning "clear, bright, famous"
Births by decade
1900s
252
1910s
596
1920s
663
1930s
511
1940s
680
1950s
1,404
1960s
2,323
1970s
3,473
1980s
6,384
1990s
10,601
2000s
7,553
2010s
3,510
Peaked in the 1990s · 37,950 total U.S. births since 1900