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Clarissa

Girl Latin/Italian #1158 in 2023

Clarissa is a girl name of Latin/Italian origin.

Meaning of Clarissa

from Clarissa; see there for more. Popularized in English by 's 1748 novel Clarissa.

Popularity of Clarissa

Popularity, 1880–2023

209 births in 2023

1880 2023

40,061 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1995

1,201 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Free man; strong

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Rival; industrious

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.