Fun Facts About the Name Klarissa
- More than 2 thousand babies named Klarissa: U.S. records list 2,877 babies given the name Klarissa from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Klarissa Mean?
Klarissa is a variant spelling of Clarissa, a feminine name meaning "bright" or "clear," derived from Latin clarus. Clarissa is generally treated as an elaborated form of Clara: the root supplies the meaning, while the ending -issa gives the name a fuller feminine form. The initial K follows the German and Scandinavian spelling of Clara as Klara; it does not change the Latin derivation or the name's sense.
Klarissa Name History & Origins
Clara, the simpler form behind Clarissa, was the name of St. Clare of Assisi (1193/94 - 1253), born Chiara and known in Latin as Clara; the order she founded is called the Poor Clares in English. In German-speaking Europe, Klara became the usual form of Clara. Klarissa applies that German K spelling to the elaborated form Clarissa, so it is best understood as a regional spelling variant rather than a name with a separate root.
Clarissa is the name of the title character in Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa, a famous literary use of the form. That association belongs to Clarissa rather than specifically to the K-spelling Klarissa, which shares the same structure and Latin source.
How Popular is the Name Klarissa?
Klarissa has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1998. Its best rank was #1,424 in 1998.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,024 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #4,944 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #3,942 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 2022 | #5,732 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #4,680 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #3,877 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2019 | #3,693 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2018 | #3,891 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2017 | #3,114 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 2016 | #2,925 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 2015 | #2,950 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 2014 | #2,872 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2013 | #2,886 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 2012 | #2,438 | 76 | 0.0043% |
| 2011 | #2,471 | 74 | 0.0042% |
| 2010 | #2,230 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 2009 | #2,083 | 98 | 0.0053% |
| 2008 | #2,115 | 96 | 0.0051% |
| 2007 | #1,821 | 117 | 0.0061% |
| 2006 | #1,996 | 100 | 0.0053% |
| 2005 | #2,133 | 87 | 0.0047% |
| 2004 | #1,899 | 99 | 0.0054% |
| 2003 | #2,179 | 80 | 0.0044% |
| 2002 | #1,976 | 89 | 0.0050% |
| 2001 | #1,723 | 105 | 0.0058% |
| 2000 | #1,626 | 109 | 0.0060% |
| 1999 | #1,469 | 118 | 0.0067% |
| 1998 | #1,424 | 121 | 0.0068% |
| 1997 | #1,577 | 102 | 0.0059% |
| 1996 | #1,730 | 87 | 0.0050% |
| 1995 | #1,582 | 96 | 0.0055% |
| 1994 | #1,747 | 84 | 0.0047% |
| 1993 | #1,874 | 76 | 0.0042% |
| 1992 | #1,637 | 93 | 0.0050% |
| 1991 | #2,099 | 64 | 0.0034% |
| 1990 | #2,671 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1989 | #2,692 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1988 | #2,463 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1987 | #3,376 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #3,597 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1985 | #5,842 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #5,698 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #6,439 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #11,344 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,099 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #7,078 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #6,161 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #8,652 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #8,174 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #8,895 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #7,503 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #6,614 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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