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Clarissa Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Clarissa?

Ranking 742nd in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Clarissa is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #237 was reached in 1994.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1995 with 1,201 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Clarissa in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Clarissa occurred roughly during the years 1885-1890, 1897-1901, 1908-1916, 1944-1947, 1950-1955, 1958-1961, 1980-1986, and 1989-1992.

Sometimes the name Clarissa has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

How popular will Clarissa be?

For a number of years, the name Clarissa has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Clarissa has remained about the same.

The name Clarissa still has a solid footing and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Clarissa (Girl)Clarissa (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 370 742 < 5 --
2017 431 678 < 5 --
2016 453 645 < 5 --
2015 407 698 < 5 --
2014 364 766 < 5 --
2013 396 705 < 5 --
2012 453 632 < 5 --
2011 479 597 < 5 --
2010 530 550 < 5 --
2009 499 605 < 5 --
2008 546 562 < 5 --
2007 644 502 < 5 --
2006 673 469 < 5 --
2005 737 419 < 5 --
2004 852 367 < 5 --
2003 807 376 < 5 --
2002 870 343 < 5 --
2001 951 325 < 5 --
2000 974 325 < 5 --
1999 975 317 < 5 --
1998 1,005 301 < 5 --
1997 1,091 266 < 5 --
1996 1,157 242 < 5 --
1995 1,201 239 < 5 --
1994 1,185 237 5 9,031
1993 1,074 258 < 5 --
1992 1,141 244 < 5 --
1991 909 305 < 5 --
1990 853 322 5 8,327
1989 759 335 5 8,095
1988 776 320 < 5 --
1987 697 345 < 5 --
1986 764 314 < 5 --
1985 634 367 6 5,919
1984 634 364 < 5 --
1983 622 363 < 5 --
1982 541 416 < 5 --
1981 524 418 < 5 --
1980 423 489 < 5 --
1979 422 483 < 5 --
1978 364 514 < 5 --
1977 350 525 < 5 --
1976 384 478 < 5 --
1975 378 489 < 5 --
1974 318 525 < 5 --
1973 304 548 < 5 --
1972 305 547 < 5 --
1971 327 550 < 5 --
1970 321 567 < 5 --
1969 276 599 < 5 --
1968 260 597 < 5 --
1967 217 650 < 5 --
1966 222 644 < 5 --
1965 200 695 < 5 --
1964 263 624 < 5 --
1963 211 696 < 5 --
1962 233 668 < 5 --
1961 237 669 < 5 --
1960 204 713 < 5 --
1959 179 760 < 5 --
1958 160 793 < 5 --
1957 182 739 < 5 --
1956 172 738 < 5 --
1955 158 755 < 5 --
1954 127 836 < 5 --
1953 134 796 < 5 --
1952 99 931 < 5 --
1951 100 914 < 5 --
1950 91 937 < 5 --
1949 88 952 < 5 --
1948 86 936 < 5 --
1947 97 898 < 5 --
1946 62 1,079 < 5 --
1945 54 1,064 < 5 --
1944 57 1,040 < 5 --
1943 62 1,006 < 5 --
1942 54 1,065 < 5 --
1941 61 944 < 5 --
1940 59 936 < 5 --
1939 60 907 < 5 --
1938 46 1,057 < 5 --
1937 40 1,134 < 5 --
1936 60 878 < 5 --
1935 46 1,019 < 5 --
1934 54 940 < 5 --
1933 49 986 < 5 --
1932 51 990 < 5 --
1931 54 943 < 5 --
1930 51 1,034 < 5 --
1929 56 960 < 5 --
1928 57 984 < 5 --
1927 62 966 < 5 --
1926 59 970 < 5 --
1925 68 895 < 5 --
1924 67 930 < 5 --
1923 67 896 < 5 --
1922 68 888 < 5 --
1921 78 841 < 5 --
1920 81 808 < 5 --
1919 79 793 < 5 --
1918 83 785 < 5 --
1917 86 752 < 5 --
1916 79 771 < 5 --
1915 68 798 < 5 --
1914 50 831 < 5 --
1913 38 855 < 5 --
1912 50 711 < 5 --
1911 36 722 < 5 --
1910 27 834 < 5 --
1909 32 709 < 5 --
1908 25 772 < 5 --
1907 28 712 < 5 --
1906 21 799 < 5 --
1905 15 973 < 5 --
1904 32 601 < 5 --
1903 21 738 < 5 --
1902 25 674 < 5 --
1901 33 534 < 5 --
1900 20 836 < 5 --
1899 23 647 < 5 --
1898 26 634 < 5 --
1897 22 663 < 5 --
1896 23 655 < 5 --
1895 22 661 < 5 --
1894 26 572 < 5 --
1893 18 691 < 5 --
1892 18 690 < 5 --
1891 18 629 < 5 --
1890 25 525 < 5 --
1889 20 573 < 5 --
1888 12 757 < 5 --
1887 17 539 < 5 --
1886 15 574 < 5 --
1885 11 662 < 5 --
1884 18 483 < 5 --
1883 17 466 < 5 --
1882 13 513 < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 10 552 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.