Clarisa
Clarisa is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa in 1993.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Clarisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Clarisa is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa in 1993.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Clarisa
Clarisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1911, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 323 births, good for #664 nationwide. About 34% of every Clarisa on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Clarisa ranks #9,309 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-58%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Clarisa
Clarisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Clarisa's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #664. Use the chart and map above to compare Clarisa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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