Clarence
Boy name
Clarence meaning
from the town of Clare
Clarence at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,558 in 2024
Clarence popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #21 | 730 |
| 1890 | #17 | 1,018 |
| 1900 | #18 | 1,483 |
| 1905 | #17 | 1,377 |
| 1910 | #20 | 1,706 |
| 1920 | #26 | 7,221 |
| 1930 | #39 | 5,498 |
| 1940 | #64 | 3,487 |
| 1950 | #95 | 3,340 |
| 1960 | #157 | 2,198 |
| 1970 | #193 | 1,384 |
| 1980 | #257 | 859 |
| 1990 | #375 | 618 |
| 2000 | #613 | 310 |
| 2010 | #989 | 199 |
| 2020 | #1,324 | 135 |
| 2024 | #1,558 | 111 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #21 | 730 |
| 1881 | #20 | 668 |
| 1882 | #20 | 837 |
| 1883 | #18 | 837 |
| 1884 | #18 | 889 |
| 1885 | #17 | 906 |
| 1886 | #17 | 995 |
| 1887 | #17 | 892 |
| 1888 | #17 | 1,022 |
| 1889 | #17 | 984 |
| 1890 | #17 | 1,018 |
| 1891 | #17 | 1,007 |
| 1892 | #17 | 1,276 |
| 1893 | #17 | 1,169 |
| 1894 | #17 | 1,185 |
| 1895 | #17 | 1,326 |
| 1896 | #17 | 1,254 |
| 1897 | #17 | 1,201 |
| 1898 | #17 | 1,326 |
| 1899 | #17 | 1,139 |
| 1900 | #18 | 1,483 |
| 1901 | #17 | 1,196 |
| 1902 | #17 | 1,292 |
| 1903 | #17 | 1,261 |
| 1904 | #17 | 1,310 |
| 1905 | #17 | 1,377 |
| 1906 | #18 | 1,319 |
| 1907 | #18 | 1,389 |
| 1908 | #19 | 1,428 |
| 1909 | #19 | 1,518 |
| 1910 | #20 | 1,706 |
| 1911 | #23 | 1,775 |
| 1912 | #21 | 3,590 |
| 1913 | #21 | 4,046 |
| 1914 | #22 | 4,909 |
| 1915 | #24 | 6,267 |
| 1916 | #24 | 6,304 |
| 1917 | #25 | 6,587 |
| 1918 | #23 | 7,187 |
| 1919 | #25 | 6,825 |
| 1920 | #26 | 7,221 |
| 1921 | #28 | 7,332 |
| 1922 | #29 | 6,861 |
| 1923 | #29 | 6,801 |
| 1924 | #29 | 6,895 |
| 1925 | #30 | 6,670 |
| 1926 | #29 | 6,537 |
| 1927 | #32 | 6,460 |
| 1928 | #35 | 6,068 |
| 1929 | #37 | 5,729 |
| 1930 | #39 | 5,498 |
| 1931 | #39 | 5,062 |
| 1932 | #40 | 4,895 |
| 1933 | #43 | 4,280 |
| 1934 | #45 | 4,213 |
| 1935 | #48 | 4,080 |
| 1936 | #52 | 3,772 |
| 1937 | #54 | 3,756 |
| 1938 | #58 | 3,638 |
| 1939 | #60 | 3,483 |
| 1940 | #64 | 3,487 |
| 1941 | #62 | 3,671 |
| 1942 | #67 | 3,741 |
| 1943 | #68 | 3,854 |
| 1944 | #74 | 3,575 |
| 1945 | #82 | 3,196 |
| 1946 | #89 | 3,568 |
| 1947 | #88 | 3,920 |
| 1948 | #87 | 3,790 |
| 1949 | #94 | 3,395 |
| 1950 | #95 | 3,340 |
| 1951 | #98 | 3,232 |
| 1952 | #102 | 3,157 |
| 1953 | #108 | 3,076 |
| 1954 | #108 | 3,181 |
| 1955 | #117 | 3,016 |
| 1956 | #120 | 2,953 |
| 1957 | #135 | 2,627 |
| 1958 | #138 | 2,525 |
| 1959 | #147 | 2,379 |
| 1960 | #157 | 2,198 |
| 1961 | #155 | 2,190 |
| 1962 | #163 | 1,949 |
| 1963 | #163 | 1,963 |
| 1964 | #166 | 1,775 |
| 1965 | #166 | 1,802 |
| 1966 | #176 | 1,531 |
| 1967 | #182 | 1,376 |
| 1968 | #184 | 1,381 |
| 1969 | #195 | 1,337 |
| 1970 | #193 | 1,384 |
| 1971 | #187 | 1,370 |
| 1972 | #191 | 1,214 |
| 1973 | #200 | 1,100 |
| 1974 | #213 | 1,005 |
| 1975 | #225 | 909 |
| 1976 | #219 | 953 |
| 1977 | #237 | 886 |
| 1978 | #226 | 935 |
| 1979 | #241 | 911 |
| 1980 | #257 | 859 |
| 1981 | #257 | 846 |
| 1982 | #259 | 842 |
| 1983 | #260 | 795 |
| 1984 | #284 | 732 |
| 1985 | #303 | 675 |
| 1986 | #296 | 693 |
| 1987 | #325 | 632 |
| 1988 | #328 | 655 |
| 1989 | #357 | 635 |
| 1990 | #375 | 618 |
| 1991 | #382 | 592 |
| 1992 | #429 | 518 |
| 1993 | #441 | 499 |
| 1994 | #455 | 483 |
| 1995 | #499 | 425 |
| 1996 | #527 | 376 |
| 1997 | #546 | 362 |
| 1998 | #565 | 349 |
| 1999 | #598 | 317 |
| 2000 | #613 | 310 |
| 2001 | #627 | 302 |
| 2002 | #693 | 262 |
| 2003 | #715 | 260 |
| 2004 | #744 | 250 |
| 2005 | #694 | 297 |
| 2006 | #816 | 249 |
| 2007 | #845 | 251 |
| 2008 | #932 | 218 |
| 2009 | #1,019 | 192 |
| 2010 | #989 | 199 |
| 2011 | #1,010 | 191 |
| 2012 | #1,023 | 191 |
| 2013 | #1,065 | 176 |
| 2014 | #1,027 | 197 |
| 2015 | #1,073 | 184 |
| 2016 | #1,208 | 156 |
| 2017 | #1,181 | 158 |
| 2018 | #1,119 | 173 |
| 2019 | #1,151 | 169 |
| 2020 | #1,324 | 135 |
| 2021 | #1,418 | 129 |
| 2022 | #1,366 | 137 |
| 2023 | #1,557 | 112 |
| 2024 | #1,558 | 111 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Clarence” (revision 92553579), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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