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Clariza
How to Pronounce Clariza
Pronounced kluh-REE-zuh /kləˈriː.zə/Medium
Meaning: Clariza belongs with Clara and Clarissa, all growing from the Latin clarus, meaning clear, bright, or famous. Especially at home in Spanish-speaking families, it dresses that luminous root in a warm three-beat form ending in -iza. The inherited sense is one of brightness and clarity.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Clariza is a girl's name in the Clara and Clarissa family, drawn from the Latin clarus, meaning clear, bright, and famous. The -iza ending gives it a Spanish and Latin American warmth. Borne largely within Hispanic families in the United States, it keeps the luminous sense of its root while standing apart from its more common relatives.
Clariza was always uncommon, given to only about twenty girls a year at its late-nineteen-nineties peak. A girl named Clariza then is in her later twenties today.
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What does the name Clariza mean?
It is a name in the Clara and Clarissa family, from the Latin clarus, meaning clear or bright.
How do you pronounce Clariza?
It is said kluh-REE-zuh, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Clariza a boy or girl name?
Clariza is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Clariza?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties.