Claressa
Girl name · English · French · Greek · Italian · Latin
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #3,742 in 1935
0 babies were named Claressa in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1928–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryClaressa first shows up in US birth records in 1928, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 97 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1935, when it reached #3,742.
About the name Claressa
Claressa is a girl name of English, French and Greek origin. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-ssa”. US birth records list Claressa for girls from 1928 to 2005, in 45 of those 78 years. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked #3,742 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2005, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:English namesFrench namesGreek namesItalian namesLatin names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.1 | 465,116 girls |
| 1930s | 1.1 | 884,956 girls |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 2,702,703 girls |
| 1950s | 2.3 | 442,478 girls |
| 1960s | 3.0 | 334,448 girls |
| 1970s | 5.8 | 170,940 girls |
| 1980s | 7.9 | 127,065 girls |
| 1990s | 3.6 | 280,899 girls |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1,224,490 girls |
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- Unisex name: Harper · harp player
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Questions about the name Claressa
What is the origin of the name Claressa?
Claressa has English, French, Greek, Italian, Latin roots in our records. Other English names include Olivia, Charlotte, Harper.
Is Claressa a boy or girl name?
Claressa is a girl name.
How popular is the name Claressa?
Claressa is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2005. It peaked at #3,742 in 1935.