Given name & surname
Clarisse
“fame”
Clarisse is a variant of Clarice. One Latin interpretation is “fame.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Clarisse is a variant of Clarice. One Latin interpretation is “fame.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Clarisse is a variant of Clarice. An origin associated with Clarice is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Clarisse developed from Clarissa.
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
Clarisse through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,701
- 0 boys · 1,701 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,759 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,759 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 45 in 2002. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,800 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.
Clarisse’s family of names
In English usage, Clarisse developed from the Italian form Clarissa. Clarisse has a related form in Clarice. In English usage, Clarisse has a related form in Clarissa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Clarisse has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Clarisse
- Clarisse AgbegnenouFrench and Togolese judokaborn 1992
- Clarisse RatsifandrihamananaMalagasy writer (1926-1987)
- C. Doris HellmanAmerican historian of science (1910–1973)
- Clarisse IribagizaRwandan CEO and co-founder of HeHe Limitedborn 1988
- Clarisse MachanguanaMozambican Basketball playerborn 1976
- Clarisse BaderFrench writer1840–1902
- Clarisse CoignetFrench moral philosopher1824–1918
- Clarisse CrémerFrench offshore sailorborn 1989
- Clarisse Le BihanFrench association football playerborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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