Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2002

Clarisse

Meaning Poor Clare Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,759 Trend ↑ Rising 37%

Borrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (“Poor Clare”); see there for more.

Rank 2025
#5,759
among girls · ↓710 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Clarisse · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 76,537
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2002
45 babies
All-time total
1,701
#5,253 all-time among girls
First recorded
1899
in Social Security records

Clarisse popularity over time

1,701 babies have been named Clarisse since 1899, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1899Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 6 1 – #1,436
1900s 36 4 +500% #1,567
1910s 77 8 +114% #1,794
1920s 145 15 +88% #1,773
1930s 105 11 -28% #1,698
1940s 84 8 -20% #2,766
1950s 119 12 +42% #2,562
1960s 80 8 -33% #3,952
1970s 103 10 +29% #4,271
1980s 129 13 +25% #4,360
1990s 236 24 +83% #3,599
2000s 278 28 +18% #3,160
2010s 183 18 -34% #5,171
2020s (to 2025) 120 20 +9% #5,049

Where Clarisse is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 24 0.01 outside top 500
2028 25 0.02 outside top 500
2029 26 0.02 outside top 500
2030 27 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Clarisse

Clarisse is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,759 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1899, 1,701 American babies have been named Clarisse. Its peak came in 2002, when 45 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Clarisse stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Clarisse?

The median living Clarisse is about 28 years old; half are between 17 and 48. An estimated 1,300 people named Clarisse are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Clarisse year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 21 #5,759
2024 26 #5,049
2023 20 #6,012
2022 15 #7,358
2021 16 #7,032
2020 22 #5,519
2019 9 #10,664
2018 18 #6,586
2017 21 #5,872
2016 26 #5,171
2015 16 #7,355
2014 17 #7,063
2013 18 #6,800
2012 19 #6,665
2011 21 #6,193
2010 18 #6,977
2009 17 #7,407
2008 23 #5,987
2007 27 #5,271
2006 19 #6,643
2005 18 #6,597
2004 30 #4,521
2003 34 #3,963
2002 45 #3,160
2001 36 #3,647
2000 29 #4,213
1995 26 #4,001
1990 22 #4,402
1985 12 #5,741
1980 17 #4,360
1975 8 #6,607
1970 13 #4,271
1965 7 #5,373
1960 11 #3,952
1955 19 #2,562
1950 12 #3,085
1945 10 #2,947
1940 10 #2,766
1935 7 #3,466
1930 18 #1,948
1925 8 #3,729
1920 16 #2,291
1915 10 #2,730
1910 5 #2,477
1905 5 #1,991
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Clarisse

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Clarisse Agbegnenou Clarisse Agbegnenou French judoka (born 1992) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Clarisse, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Clarisse?

The median living Clarisse is about 28 years old. Half of all living Clarisses are between 17 and 48 years old.

How many people named Clarisse are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Clarisse are alive in the United States, based on 1,701 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Clarisse mean?

Borrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (“Poor Clare”); see there for more.

How popular is the name Clarisse in 2025?

Clarisse ranked #5,759 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Clarisse?

1,701 babies have been named Clarisse in the United States since 1899, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Clarisse most popular?

Clarisse peaked in 2002, when 45 newborns received the name.

Is Clarisse a boy or girl name?

Clarisse is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Clarisse rising or falling?

Clarisse is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Clarisse become more popular?

Clarisse is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 girls named Clarisse in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Clarisse?

Well-known people named Clarisse include Clarisse Agbegnenou (athlete).

Names like Clarisse

Names that sound and feel close to Clarisse: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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