Given name & surname
Claris
“fame”
Claris is a variant of Clarice. One Latin interpretation is “fame.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Claris is a variant of Clarice. One Latin interpretation is “fame.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Claris is a variant of Clarice. An origin associated with Clarice is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1899. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Claris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,067
- 77 boys · 990 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,427 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,427 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 687 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Claris, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Clarabelle
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>99% girls
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3% boys · 97% girls
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>99% girls
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“from the nobleman's estate”
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