Over the past 110 years, 33 672 girls have been named Clarissa. The name Clarissa ranks 663th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Clarissa in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Clarissa came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.