Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Clarissa

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Clarissa
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1995

Peak era

1995

Peak rank proxy

1,201

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19952024

Peak year

1995

Decline from peak

82.8%

2024

207

All-time

40,268

Clarissa is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1995, when 1,201 girls were named Clarissa.

In 2024, only 207 girls were given the name.

Down 82.8% from its peak.

All told, about 40,268 Americans have been named Clarissa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1995

19951,201 girls named Clarissa

2024207 girls named Clarissa

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