How Many People Are Named Clorissa?
An estimated 379 people in the United States have the first name Clorissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Clorissa peaked in popularity in 1989 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clorissa 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 Clorissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
379
About 1 in 904,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1989
25 births
Total Registered
402
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clorissa
Clorissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 402 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Clorissa as a female name
Ranked #17,061 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 1989 (25 births)
Clorissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clorissa span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 155 babies were registered. Clorissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clorissa by Decade
How has Clorissa 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.
Clorissa by State
Clorissa + Last Name Combinations
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Clorissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clorissa?
We estimate approximately 379 people named Clorissa 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 904,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Clorissa a common name?
Clorissa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 402 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clorissa most popular?
Clorissa reached peak popularity in 1989, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clorissa is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clorissa a female name?
Clorissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clorissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clorissa Smith, Clorissa Johnson, Clorissa 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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