Given name
Klarissa
“famously bright”
Klarissa is a variant of Klara. In Scandinavian use, Klara carries the interpretation “famously bright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Klarissa is a variant of Klara. In Scandinavian use, Klara carries the interpretation “famously bright.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Klarissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,877
- 0 boys · 2,877 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 121 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,024 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,024 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 121 in 1998. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,139 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.
Klarissa’s family of names
In English usage, Klarissa has a related form in Clarissa. In Danish usage, Klarissa has a conventional equivalent in the English form Clarissa. Klarissa has a related form in Klara.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
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