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Clarissa

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Clarissa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #410 to #2689.200020052010201520202025#410#2689
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#410
1997#443
1998#628
1999#663
2000#625
2001#765
2002#679
2003#855
2004#929
2005#1243
2006#1087
2007#1234
2008#995
2009#1365
2010#1150
2011#1489
2012#1297
2013#1098
2014#1702
2015#1168
2016#1172
2017#1457
2018#1526
2019#1349
2020#1687
2021#1785
2022#1685
2023#2689
2024#1603
2025#1362

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2011: #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1489 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1984–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1984

    First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2010

    Highest recorded position: #301 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2010).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1362 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1984 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #301 in Northern Ireland in 1998.

Clarissa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#136223HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#160319HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#26899HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#168517HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#178516HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#168717HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#134923HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#152620HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#145722HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#117229HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#116829HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#170217HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#109832HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#129725HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#148920HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#115028HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#136521HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#99531HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#123422HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#108725HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#124319HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#92928HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#85530HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#67939HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#76532HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#62541HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#66336HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#62840HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#44367HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#41078HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#4303HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3014HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#6063HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#5363HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#3925HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4983HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#5343HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#3916HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#4574HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Clarissa is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Clarissa, between 1984 and 2025, in 33 of those 42 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1992England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: highest position in 199819842025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1984–201111#391 in 1992
England and Wales1996–202530#410 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–20104#301 in 1998

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1984; it appears again in 1991.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Clarissa

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1984–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1984 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #301 in Northern Ireland in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.