Name meaning & stats
Clarisse
Clarisse (French origin). 1,332 US babies since 1940, peak 2002. Notable Clarisses are 1.9× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
FrenchSpelling of Clarice
Clarice around the world
- Кларис · Russian
- קלריס · Hebrew
- クラリス · Japanese
- 克拉丽丝 · Chinese
- 클라리스 · Korean
- Clarisse · French
Famous Clarices
- Clarice Lispector · Ukrainian-Brazilian writer, poet, and journalist (1920–1977)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2002
1,332 US babies were named Clarisse between 1940 and 2025.
Clarisse around the world
- France: 30,185 babies since 1900, peak 2001, No. 427 in 2025
- Belgium: 887 babies since 1995, peak 2003, No. 712 in 2025
- England & Wales: 90 babies since 1996, peak 2003
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Clarisses end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.4× | Medium · 11 people |
| Basketball player | 1.9× | Low · 8 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | Low · 6 people |
| Footballer | 1.0× | Low · 4 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Clarisses show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 9 Clarices spell it Clarisse
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2002)