Clarnce
- Last seen for boys in 1971 at #4,907
- Peak · boys
- 1902 · 9 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 914since 1902
Clarnce over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Clarnce has never cracked the top 700 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1971 | #4,907 | 5 |
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| 1964 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | — | |
| 1962 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1955 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1954 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1949 | #2,123 | 13 |
| 1948 | #1,656 | 20 |
| 1947 | #1,916 | 16 |
| 1946 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #1,406 | 22 |
| 1944 | #1,683 | 17 |
| 1943 | #1,577 | 20 |
| 1942 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1941 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1940 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1939 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #1,818 | 15 |
| 1937 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | #1,384 | 23 |
| 1935 | #1,194 | 31 |
| 1934 | #1,241 | 29 |
| 1933 | #1,456 | 22 |
| 1932 | #1,175 | 33 |
| 1931 | #1,302 | 28 |
| 1930 | #1,644 | 20 |
| 1929 | #1,154 | 36 |
| 1928 | #1,228 | 34 |
| 1927 | #1,293 | 32 |
| 1926 | #1,515 | 24 |
| 1925 | #1,246 | 33 |
| 1924 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #1,358 | 29 |
| 1922 | #1,765 | 20 |
| 1921 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1920 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1919 | #1,695 | 20 |
| 1918 | #1,827 | 18 |
| 1917 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #2,152 | 13 |
| 1915 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1913 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #2,269 | 6 |
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| 1910 | #1,589 | 5 |
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| 1906 | #927 | 8 |
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| 1903 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #794 | 9 |
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First appearance
1902
The first year at least five boys were named Clarnce! It came in at #794, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1904–1905, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Clarnce is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Clarnce in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Clarnce
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1971
- Biggest drop: 116 spots in 1903
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1902
- Peaked 1902 at #794 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1904, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · run 1902–1903
Share of babies · boys
1 in 13,629
- Highest: 1 in 13,629 boys born in 1902 were named Clarnce (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 353,689 boys born in 1971 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 29.4% of all boys named Clarnce (269) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1900s | 24 | #794 (1902) | #877 |
| 1910s | 99 | #1,589 (1910) | #2,117 |
| 1920s | 269 | #1,154 (1929) | #1,480 |
| 1930s | 230 | #1,175 (1932) | #1,492 |
| 1940s | 165 | #1,406 (1945) | #1,825 |
| 1950s | 94 | #1,941 (1950) | #2,846 |
| 1960s | 28 | #2,685 (1960) | #3,464 |
| 1970s | 5 | #4,907 (1971) | #4,907 |
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.
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