Clorissa is a rare variant of Clarissa that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Clorissa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2005. Clorissa was first reported in SSA data in 1962 and peaked in 1989 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #17,064 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #15,972 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #7,838 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #10,955 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #7,330 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,444 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #6,234 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #6,795 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #6,331 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #6,760 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | #5,033 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | #4,112 |
| 1991 | 19 | — | #5,033 |
| 1990 | 15 | — | #5,886 |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #3,914 |
| 1988 | 21 | — | #4,199 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | #6,423 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #5,230 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,523 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #5,272 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,435 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #6,999 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #5,316 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,389 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,220 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #8,753 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #5,584 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #5,662 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #4,184 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,503 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,217 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,733 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #5,565 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,364 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #5,973 |