Meaning of the nameClarisse
- Female
- French origin
- Latin origin
- Cla-ris-se
Clarisse is a female name of French origin, a form of Clarice linked to Clara and to the Latin Clarus, 'clear, bright'.
Meaning
“French form of Clarice, derived from Clara, from Latin Clarus: 'clear, bright, famous'”
Source: Behind the Name: Clarisse · Behind the Name: Clarice · Behind the Name: Clara
- People (2022)
- 27,148
- Rank in Brazil
- #877
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 21,545
- people
Clarisse in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Clarisse, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (5,546 people).
27,011 women 137 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Clarisse is most common
States with the highest share of people named Clarisse in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.025%
- Ceará 0.022%
- Amapá 0.021%
- Distrito Federal 0.021%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.020%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,082 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,815 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,742 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,197 | 0.020% |
| Ceará | 1,922 | 0.022% |
| Bahia | 1,497 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 1,451 | 0.018% |
| Pernambuco | 1,238 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 1,130 | 0.017% |
| Paraná | 1,072 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 845 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 769 | 0.025% |
| Goiás | 732 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 627 | 0.019% |
| Distrito Federal | 582 | 0.021% |
| Paraíba | 535 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 517 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 499 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 485 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 302 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 225 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 225 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 191 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 157 | 0.021% |
| Acre | 117 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 106 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 88 | 0.014% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Clarisse
Clarisse is the French form of Clarice, according to Behind the Name, which explains Clarice as a medieval form of the Late Latin Claritia, derived from Clara; Clara is the feminine of the Latin Clarus, 'clear, bright, famous'. Wiktionary gives the French Clarisse as a borrowing from the Italian Clarissa, from the medieval Latin Clarissa, the name of the nuns of the order of Saint Clare, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado, also links Clarisse to these nuns. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 27,148 people named Clarisse, with a median age of 23. The spelling became more frequent among girls and women born from the 2000s on and, proportionally, is most common in Alagoas.
This is the most common spelling in the group; the ss between vowels has the sound /s/, as in the French form.
Other spellings of Clarisse
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Clarisse | 27,148 |
| Clarise | 3,101 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Clarisse · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Clarice · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Clara · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Clarisse · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Clarice · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Clarisse
What does the name Clarisse mean?
Clarisse means “French form of Clarice, derived from Clara, from Latin Clarus: 'clear, bright, famous'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Clarisse in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 27,148 people with the first name Clarisse, which ranks it number 877 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Clarisse a boy's or a girl's name?
Clarisse is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 27,011 women and 137 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Clarisse?
Clarisse is a name of French and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Clarisse most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.025% of the state's population is named Clarisse (769 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Clarisse?
Clarise. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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