How Many People Are Named Clarisa?
An estimated 2,967 people in the United States have the first name Clarisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Clarisa peaked in popularity in 1994 with 323 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clarisa 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 Clarisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,967
About 1 in 115,522 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1994
323 births
Total Registered
3,171
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clarisa
Clarisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,171 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Clarisa as a female name
Ranked #9,661 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (323 births)
Clarisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clarisa span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,091 babies were registered. Clarisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clarisa by Decade
How has Clarisa 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.
Clarisa by State
Birth registrations for Clarisa span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Missouri, Colorado. On average, about 121 Clarisas were registered per state.
Clarisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clarisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clarisa
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Clarisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clarisa?
We estimate approximately 2,967 people named Clarisa 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 115,522 Americans share this first name.
Is Clarisa a common name?
Clarisa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,171 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clarisa most popular?
Clarisa reached peak popularity in 1994, when 323 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clarisa is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clarisa a female name?
Clarisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clarisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clarisa Smith, Clarisa Johnson, Clarisa 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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