How Many People Are Named Clairissa?
An estimated 491 people in the United States have the first name Clairissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Clairissa peaked in popularity in 1994 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clairissa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Clairissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
491
About 1 in 698,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1994
22 births
Total Registered
507
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clairissa
Clairissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 507 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Clairissa as a female name
Ranked #16,058 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1994 (22 births)
Clairissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clairissa span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 182 babies were registered. While Clairissa is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Clairissa by Decade
How has Clairissa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Clairissa by State
Clairissa + Last Name Combinations
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Clairissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clairissa?
We estimate approximately 491 people named Clairissa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 698,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Clairissa a common name?
Clairissa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 507 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clairissa most popular?
Clairissa reached peak popularity in 1994, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clairissa is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clairissa a female name?
Clairissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clairissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clairissa Smith, Clairissa Johnson, Clairissa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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