Claryssa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kla-RISS-a
- Origin
- Latin
Claryssa is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “bright, clear”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Claryssa mean?
Latin: variant of Clarissa, from Latin clarus
“bright, clear”
Variant of Clarissa, which comes from the Latin word clarus, meaning bright or clear.
Is Claryssa a girl's or a boy's name?
Claryssa is a girls' name.
How popular is Claryssa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Claryssa in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Claryssa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
Names like Claryssa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Camila Paulina Julia Serena Amanda Isabella Miranda Tiana Luna Eliza Alondra Clara
Names related to Claryssa
Clarissa Clarisse Clarisa Clairissa Clarise Klaryssa Clariza
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Anthony
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Claryssa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/claryssa, updated 20 October 2026.