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Clarrisa

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Pronounced kluh-RIH-suh /kləˈrɪs.ə/Medium

Meaning: Clarrisa is a double-r respelling of Clarissa, an elaborated form of the Latin name Clara, meaning bright or clear. It carries the same luminous sense while wearing an extra consonant.Low

In 30 seconds: Clarrisa is a respelling of Clarissa, from Latin for bright or clear (said kluh-RIH-suh). It saw light use in the mid nineteen-nineties.
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Origin LowLatin, English
MeaningClarrisa is a double-r respelling of Clarissa, an elaborated form of the Latin name Clara, meaning bright or clear. It carries the same luminous sense while wearing an extra consonant.
U.S. rank (2009)#17917 ↘ Falling
2009 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1994
Total births (all-time)≈ 313

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199419592009

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

Clarrisa is a respelled form of Clarissa, which grew as a literary elaboration of Clara, from Latin clarus meaning bright or clear. Clarissa gained fame from eighteenth-century English fiction, and the added r in Clarrisa is a modern spelling choice. The sense of brightness carries straight through.

Clarrisa was never a common name. This particular spelling appeared in United States records only in small numbers, given to fewer than twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-nineties.

Did you know? Clarrisa traces back through Clarissa to the Latin Clara, the root of clarity and the word clear.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Clarrisa — Respelling of Clarissa from Latin Clara.

Variations

ClarissaClarisaClarrissa

Nicknames

ClareRissaClari

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If you like Clarrisa…

Clarissa— the standard spelling Clarrisa varies
Clara— the Latin root name behind it
Carissa— a like bright -issa girl's name
Larissa— shares the flowing -issa ending

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Clarrisa mean?

It is a respelling of Clarissa, from the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear.

How do you pronounce Clarrisa?

It is said kluh-RIH-suh /kləˈrɪs.ə/, three syllables.

Is Clarrisa a boy or girl name?

Clarrisa is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Clarrisa?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-nineties.

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