Clarence

Given to 305,423 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −25% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1499
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
117
boys 117
Peak year
1895
1,326 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
305,423
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Clarence was most popular in 1895, when 1,326 babies recorded as boys got the name (11.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 117 babies were named Clarence, ranking #1499 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.03.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1895 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Clarence was most popular in 1895, when 1,326 babies recorded as boys got the name (11.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 117 babies were named Clarence, ranking #1499 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.03.757.511.25151880192019602000Peak 1895

Clarence was most popular in 1895, when 1,326 babies recorded as boys got the name (11.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 117 babies were named Clarence, ranking #1499 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 117 1499
2024 <5 — 113 1551
2023 <5 — 112 1558
2022 <5 — 137 1366
2021 <5 — 129 1419
2020 <5 — 135 1325
2019 <5 — 169 1152
2018 <5 — 173 1119
2017 <5 — 158 1182
2016 <5 — 156 1208
2015 <5 — 185 1070
2014 <5 — 197 1028
2013 <5 — 176 1065
2012 <5 — 191 1023
2011 <5 — 191 1010
2010 <5 — 199 989
2009 <5 — 193 1014
2008 <5 — 218 932
2007 <5 — 251 845
2006 <5 — 249 816
2005 <5 — 297 694
2004 <5 — 250 744
2003 <5 — 260 715
2002 <5 — 262 693
2001 <5 — 302 627
2000 <5 — 310 613
1999 <5 — 317 598
1998 <5 — 349 565
1997 <5 — 362 546
1996 <5 — 376 527
1995 <5 — 425 499
1994 <5 — 482 455
1993 <5 — 499 441
1992 5 13317 518 429
1991 <5 — 592 382
1990 5 12958 618 375
1989 <5 — 635 357
1988 9 7691 655 328
1987 12 5923 632 325
1986 5 10912 693 296
1985 10 6457 675 303
1984 9 6810 732 284
1983 8 7312 795 260
1982 12 5534 842 259
1981 <5 — 846 257
1980 9 6789 859 257
1979 5 10210 911 241
1978 14 4679 935 226
1977 11 5532 886 237
1976 17 3812 953 219
1975 10 5516 909 225
1974 13 4459 1,005 213
1973 11 4871 1,100 200
1972 10 5109 1,214 191
1971 17 3652 1,370 187
1970 17 3577 1,384 193
1969 13 3958 1,335 195
1968 17 3169 1,382 184
1967 13 3656 1,376 182
1966 23 2519 1,531 176
1965 14 3402 1,802 166
1964 22 2675 1,775 166
1963 12 3801 1,962 163
1962 20 2741 1,950 163
1961 11 4009 2,189 155
1960 17 2989 2,198 157
1959 19 2678 2,380 147
1958 19 2663 2,525 138
1957 14 3150 2,627 135
1956 18 2725 2,953 120
1955 17 2725 3,017 117
1954 17 2695 3,182 108
1953 19 2431 3,075 108
1952 17 2581 3,157 102
1951 24 2016 3,232 98
1950 17 2436 3,340 95
1949 23 2013 3,395 94
1948 17 2416 3,790 87
1947 18 2354 3,921 88
1946 21 2024 3,567 89
1945 23 1743 3,196 82
1944 22 1808 3,575 74
1943 18 2079 3,854 68
1942 18 2046 3,741 67
1941 23 1649 3,671 62
1940 22 1682 3,487 64
1939 18 1881 3,482 60
1938 26 1475 3,639 58
1937 21 1679 3,755 54
1936 19 1741 3,772 52
1935 18 1845 4,080 48
1934 26 1440 4,213 45
1933 27 1400 4,280 43
1932 36 1192 4,895 40
1931 45 1043 5,062 39
1930 46 1084 5,498 39
1929 43 1119 5,729 37
1928 48 1085 6,068 35
1927 38 1278 6,460 32
1926 38 1262 6,537 29
1925 43 1176 6,670 30
1924 45 1170 6,895 29
1923 35 1327 6,801 29
1922 36 1309 6,861 29
1921 35 1341 7,332 28
1920 44 1132 7,221 26
1919 46 1075 6,825 25
1918 40 1184 7,187 23
1917 36 1205 6,587 25
1916 27 1408 6,304 24
1915 26 1405 6,267 24
1914 30 1098 4,909 22
1913 22 1176 4,046 21
1912 15 1421 3,590 21
1911 15 1171 1,775 23
1910 15 1171 1,706 20
1909 <5 — 1,518 19
1908 7 1676 1,428 19
1907 11 1206 1,389 18
1906 14 1002 1,319 18
1905 8 1420 1,377 17
1904 9 1251 1,310 17
1903 6 1592 1,261 17
1902 <5 — 1,292 17
1901 12 961 1,196 17
1900 11 1171 1,483 18
1899 9 1099 1,139 17
1898 6 1502 1,326 17
1897 <5 — 1,201 17
1896 <5 — 1,254 17
1895 14 858 1,326 17
1894 8 1136 1,185 17
1893 6 1277 1,169 17
1892 5 1450 1,276 17
1891 <5 — 1,007 17
1890 <5 — 1,018 17
1889 <5 — 984 17
1888 <5 — 1,022 17
1887 5 1147 892 17
1886 <5 — 995 17
1885 <5 — 906 17
1884 5 1024 889 18
1883 <5 — 837 18
1882 <5 — 837 20
1881 <5 — 668 20
1880 7 679 730 21

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Where Clarence is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years