Clarence
Last seen for girls in 1992 at #13,317 · #1,499 for boys in 2025, 117 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1905 · 1,377 births
- Debut · boys
- 730 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 72 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 303,564since 1880
Clarence over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,499 | 117 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,551 | 113 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,558 | 112 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,366 | 137 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,419 | 129 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,325 | 135 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,152 | 169 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,119 | 173 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,182 | 158 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,208 | 156 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,070 | 185 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,028 | 197 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,065 | 176 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,023 | 191 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,010 | 191 | |
| 2010 | — | #989 | 199 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,014 | 193 | |
| 2008 | — | #932 | 218 | |
| 2007 | — | #845 | 251 | |
| 2006 | — | #816 | 249 | |
| 2005 | — | #694 | 297 | |
| 2004 | — | #744 | 250 | |
| 2003 | — | #715 | 260 | |
| 2002 | — | #693 | 262 | |
| 2001 | — | #627 | 302 | |
| 2000 | — | #613 | 310 | |
| 1999 | — | #598 | 317 | |
| 1998 | — | #565 | 349 | |
| 1997 | — | #546 | 362 | |
| 1996 | — | #527 | 376 | |
| 1995 | — | #499 | 425 | |
| 1994 | — | #455 | 482 | |
| 1993 | — | #441 | 499 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #429 | 518 |
| 1991 | — | #382 | 592 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #375 | 618 |
| 1989 | — | #357 | 635 | |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #328 | 655 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #325 | 632 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #296 | 693 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #303 | 675 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #284 | 732 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #260 | 795 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #259 | 842 |
| 1981 | — | #257 | 846 | |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #257 | 859 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #241 | 911 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #226 | 935 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #237 | 886 |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 | #219 | 953 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #225 | 909 |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | #213 | 1,005 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #200 | 1,100 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #191 | 1,214 |
| 1971 | #3,652 | 17 | #187 | 1,370 |
| 1970 | #3,577 | 17 | #193 | 1,384 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | #195 | 1,335 |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | #184 | 1,382 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #182 | 1,376 |
| 1966 | #2,519 | 23 | #176 | 1,531 |
| 1965 | #3,402 | 14 | #166 | 1,802 |
| 1964 | #2,675 | 22 | #166 | 1,775 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | #163 | 1,962 |
| 1962 | #2,741 | 20 | #163 | 1,950 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #155 | 2,189 |
| 1960 | #2,989 | 17 | #157 | 2,198 |
| 1959 | #2,678 | 19 | #147 | 2,380 |
| 1958 | #2,663 | 19 | #138 | 2,525 |
| 1957 | #3,150 | 14 | #135 | 2,627 |
| 1956 | #2,725 | 18 | #120 | 2,953 |
| 1955 | #2,725 | 17 | #117 | 3,017 |
| 1954 | #2,695 | 17 | #108 | 3,182 |
| 1953 | #2,431 | 19 | #108 | 3,075 |
| 1952 | #2,581 | 17 | #102 | 3,157 |
| 1951 | #2,016 | 24 | #98 | 3,232 |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | #95 | 3,340 |
| 1949 | #2,013 | 23 | #94 | 3,395 |
| 1948 | #2,416 | 17 | #87 | 3,790 |
| 1947 | #2,354 | 18 | #88 | 3,921 |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 | #89 | 3,567 |
| 1945 | #1,743 | 23 | #82 | 3,196 |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 22 | #74 | 3,575 |
| 1943 | #2,079 | 18 | #68 | 3,854 |
| 1942 | #2,046 | 18 | #67 | 3,741 |
| 1941 | #1,649 | 23 | #62 | 3,671 |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 | #64 | 3,487 |
| 1939 | #1,881 | 18 | #60 | 3,482 |
| 1938 | #1,475 | 26 | #58 | 3,639 |
| 1937 | #1,679 | 21 | #54 | 3,755 |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 | #52 | 3,772 |
| 1935 | #1,845 | 18 | #48 | 4,080 |
| 1934 | #1,440 | 26 | #45 | 4,213 |
| 1933 | #1,400 | 27 | #43 | 4,280 |
| 1932 | #1,192 | 36 | #40 | 4,895 |
| 1931 | #1,043 | 45 | #39 | 5,062 |
| 1930 | #1,084 | 46 | #39 | 5,498 |
| 1929 | #1,119 | 43 | #37 | 5,729 |
| 1928 | #1,085 | 48 | #35 | 6,068 |
| 1927 | #1,278 | 38 | #32 | 6,460 |
| 1926 | #1,262 | 38 | #29 | 6,537 |
| 1925 | #1,176 | 43 | #30 | 6,670 |
| 1924 | #1,170 | 45 | #29 | 6,895 |
| 1923 | #1,327 | 35 | #29 | 6,801 |
| 1922 | #1,309 | 36 | #29 | 6,861 |
| 1921 | #1,341 | 35 | #28 | 7,332 |
| 1920 | #1,132 | 44 | #26 | 7,221 |
| 1919 | #1,075 | 46 | #25 | 6,825 |
| 1918 | #1,184 | 40 | #23 | 7,187 |
| 1917 | #1,205 | 36 | #25 | 6,587 |
| 1916 | #1,408 | 27 | #24 | 6,304 |
| 1915 | #1,405 | 26 | #24 | 6,267 |
| 1914 | #1,098 | 30 | #22 | 4,909 |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 | #21 | 4,046 |
| 1912 | #1,421 | 15 | #21 | 3,590 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 | #23 | 1,775 |
| 1910 | #1,171 | 15 | #20 | 1,706 |
| 1909 | — | #19 | 1,518 | |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #19 | 1,428 |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | #18 | 1,389 |
| 1906 | #1,002 | 14 | #18 | 1,319 |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | #17 | 1,377 |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | #17 | 1,310 |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #17 | 1,261 |
| 1902 | — | #17 | 1,292 | |
| 1901 | #961 | 12 | #17 | 1,196 |
| 1900 | #1,171 | 11 | #18 | 1,483 |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | #17 | 1,139 |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | #17 | 1,326 |
| 1897 | — | #17 | 1,201 | |
| 1896 | — | #17 | 1,254 | |
| 1895 | #858 | 14 | #17 | 1,326 |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | #17 | 1,185 |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | #17 | 1,169 |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #17 | 1,276 |
| 1891 | — | #17 | 1,007 | |
| 1890 | — | #17 | 1,018 | |
| 1889 | — | #17 | 984 | |
| 1888 | — | #17 | 1,022 | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | #17 | 892 |
| 1886 | — | #17 | 995 | |
| 1885 | — | #17 | 906 | |
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | #18 | 889 |
| 1883 | — | #18 | 837 | |
| 1882 | — | #20 | 837 | |
| 1881 | — | #20 | 668 | |
| 1880 | #679 | 7 | #21 | 730 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Clarence was already there! It came in at #21, and was given to 730 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2020–2025, when fewer than 140 boys a year got the name.
Where Clarence is popular in 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Louisiana#151 · 1 in 734
- District of Columbia#170 · 1 in 830
- Virginia#179 · 1 in 1,254
- West Virginia#188 · 1 in 1,724
- Alabama#198 · 1 in 1,230
Best ever in a state: #7 in South Dakota, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #151 | 43 | 1 in 734 |
| District of Columbia | #170 | 10 | 1 in 830 |
| Virginia | #179 | 32 | 1 in 1,254 |
| West Virginia | #188 | 6 | 1 in 1,724 |
| Alabama | #198 | 21 | 1 in 1,230 |
| North Carolina | #209 | 28 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Georgia | #219 | 34 | 1 in 1,373 |
| Kentucky | #227 | 11 | 1 in 2,147 |
| Tennessee | #229 | 18 | 1 in 1,880 |
| Maryland | #244 | 15 | 1 in 2,044 |
| Michigan | #248 | 27 | 1 in 2,395 |
| Mississippi | #250 | 10 | 1 in 1,639 |
| Ohio | #260 | 28 | 1 in 2,747 |
| Florida | #262 | 48 | 1 in 1,760 |
| Missouri | #263 | 15 | 1 in 2,434 |
| Iowa | #265 | 6 | 1 in 2,949 |
| Illinois | #270 | 40 | 1 in 2,086 |
| Indiana | #283 | 13 | 1 in 2,984 |
| Arkansas | #297 | 6 | 1 in 2,449 |
| South Carolina | #304 | 10 | 1 in 2,247 |
| New Jersey | #312 | 17 | 1 in 3,026 |
| Kansas | #313 | 6 | 1 in 2,779 |
| Connecticut | #325 | 6 | 1 in 3,618 |
| New Mexico | #338 | 5 | 1 in 2,287 |
| Oklahoma | #338 | 7 | 1 in 2,963 |
| Pennsylvania | #346 | 18 | 1 in 4,396 |
| New York | #362 | 39 | 1 in 3,325 |
| California | #432 | 58 | 1 in 4,349 |
| Massachusetts | #463 | 5 | 1 in 8,294 |
| Washington | #467 | 6 | 1 in 5,433 |
| Texas | #513 | 28 | 1 in 5,147 |
| Arizona | #518 | 5 | 1 in 5,890 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Clarence
- 52 spots since 2024 (#1,551 → #1,499)
- 174 spots since 2020 (#1,325 → #1,499)
- 429 spots since 2015 (#1,070 → #1,499)
- Biggest jump: 50 spots in 2005 (#744 → #694)
- Biggest drop: 122 spots in 2006 (#694 → #816)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1905 at #17 (1,377 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 80 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 72 yrs · run 1880–1951
- Top 1,000: 130 yrs · run 1880–2008
- Highest: 1 in 89 boys born in 1895 were named Clarence (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 14,599 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #17 in 1905, was only 1 in 96 (1.0%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.9% of all boys named Clarence (66,574) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,760 | #17 (1888) | #18 |
| 1890s | 11,901 | #17 (1895) | #17 |
| 1900s | 13,573 | #17 (1905) | #18 |
| 1910s | 49,196 | #20 (1910) | #23 |
| 1920s | 66,574 | #26 (1920) | #30 |
| 1930s | 42,676 | #39 (1930) | #48 |
| 1940s | 36,197 | #62 (1941) | #78 |
| 1950s | 29,488 | #95 (1950) | #117 |
| 1960s | 17,500 | #155 (1961) | #171 |
| 1970s | 10,667 | #187 (1971) | #213 |
| 1980s | 7,364 | #257 (1980) | #293 |
| 1990s | 4,538 | #375 (1990) | #482 |
| 2000s | 2,592 | #613 (2000) | #769 |
| 2010s | 1,795 | #989 (2010) | #1,085 |
| 2020s | 743 | #1,325 (2020) | #1,453 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Clarence in 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 197,873 of them was named Clarence, which outranked 44.6% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,111Zarina10
- #7,111Zoua10
- #7,111Zoya10
- #7,691Clarence9
- #7,691Abeni9
- #7,691Abiola9
- #7,691Adonica9
- #8,391Aarin8
- #8,391Aarti8
- #8,391Abriel8
Tied with 699 names at #7,691; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 2,923 of them was named Clarence, which outranked 96.1% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).