Clarence Name Popularity

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How popular is Clarence?

Ranking 1,116th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Clarence is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Clarence has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #17 was reached for the first time in 1885 and as recently as 1905.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1921 with 7,332 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Clarence in any given year was 155 in 2017.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Clarence occurred roughly during the years 1889-1892, and 1909-1918, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1942-1945, 1954-1960, 1963-1967, 1970-1974, 1993-1996, and 2005-2009.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

How popular will Clarence be?

For a number of years, the name Clarence has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Clarence has remained about the same.

The name Clarence is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Clarence has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Clarence (Girl)		Clarence (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	172	1,116
2017		< 5	--	155	1,195
2016		< 5	--	155	1,213
2015		< 5	--	182	1,079
2014		< 5	--	196	1,029
2013		< 5	--	176	1,065
2012		< 5	--	191	1,023
2011		< 5	--	191	1,010
2010		< 5	--	199	987
2009		< 5	--	192	1,018
2008		< 5	--	218	932
2007		< 5	--	248	850
2006		< 5	--	249	817
2005		< 5	--	296	697
2004		< 5	--	250	745
2003		< 5	--	259	716
2002		< 5	--	262	692
2001		< 5	--	302	627
2000		< 5	--	310	614
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	13,721	518	428
1991		< 5	--	591	382
1990		5	13,407	618	375
1989		< 5	--	635	358
1988		9	7,820	654	328
1987		12	5,997	632	325
1986		5	11,272	693	296
1985		10	6,550	675	304
1984		9	6,914	732	285
1983		8	7,429	795	260
1982		12	5,605	842	259
1981		< 5	--	846	257
1980		9	6,894	860	256
1979		5	10,492	911	241
1978		14	4,716	935	226
1977		11	5,580	886	237
1976		17	3,838	953	219
1975		10	5,603	911	225
1974		13	4,503	1,005	213
1973		11	4,925	1,100	200
1972		10	5,168	1,214	191
1971		17	3,667	1,371	186
1970		17	3,614	1,383	193
1969		13	3,988	1,339	195
1968		18	3,077	1,381	184
1967		13	3,693	1,376	182
1966		23	2,527	1,531	176
1965		14	3,423	1,803	166
1964		21	2,759	1,776	166
1963		12	3,834	1,959	163
1962		20	2,752	1,951	163
1961		11	4,050	2,190	155
1960		16	3,110	2,199	157
1959		20	2,606	2,374	147
1958		19	2,676	2,521	139
1957		14	3,176	2,627	135
1956		18	2,734	2,950	120
1955		17	2,746	3,011	117
1954		17	2,709	3,184	108
1953		19	2,440	3,077	108
1952		17	2,594	3,156	103
1951		24	2,027	3,231	98
1950		17	2,448	3,341	95
1949		23	2,022	3,393	94
1948		17	2,426	3,793	87
1947		18	2,366	3,920	87
1946		21	2,037	3,567	89
1945		23	1,757	3,192	82
1944		22	1,814	3,578	74
1943		17	2,166	3,854	68
1942		19	1,992	3,738	67
1941		23	1,657	3,671	62
1940		22	1,694	3,485	64
1939		18	1,891	3,482	60
1938		26	1,484	3,637	58
1937		21	1,689	3,757	54
1936		19	1,748	3,770	52
1935		18	1,858	4,079	48
1934		26	1,447	4,212	45
1933		26	1,446	4,280	43
1932		37	1,178	4,893	40
1931		45	1,045	5,063	39
1930		46	1,088	5,496	39
1929		43	1,121	5,730	37
1928		48	1,086	6,068	35
1927		38	1,282	6,458	32
1926		38	1,267	6,540	29
1925		43	1,178	6,669	30
1924		45	1,171	6,895	29
1923		35	1,329	6,802	29
1922		36	1,313	6,861	29
1921		35	1,344	7,332	28
1920		44	1,134	7,221	26
1919		46	1,078	6,825	25
1918		40	1,189	7,188	23
1917		36	1,210	6,586	25
1916		27	1,413	6,304	24
1915		26	1,411	6,267	24
1914		30	1,100	4,909	22
1913		22	1,180	4,046	21
1912		15	1,427	3,590	21
1911		15	1,180	1,775	23
1910		15	1,178	1,706	20
1909		< 5	--	1,518	19
1908		7	1,707	1,428	19
1907		11	1,218	1,389	18
1906		14	1,008	1,319	18
1905		8	1,440	1,377	17
1904		9	1,273	1,310	17
1903		6	1,635	1,261	17
1902		< 5	--	1,292	17
1901		12	964	1,196	17
1900		11	1,180	1,483	18
1899		9	1,112	1,139	17
1898		6	1,535	1,326	17
1897		< 5	--	1,201	17
1896		< 5	--	1,254	17
1895		14	867	1,325	17
1894		8	1,151	1,185	17
1893		6	1,307	1,169	17
1892		5	1,491	1,276	17
1891		< 5	--	1,007	17
1890		< 5	--	1,018	17
1889		< 5	--	984	17
1888		< 5	--	1,022	17
1887		5	1,172	892	17
1886		< 5	--	995	17
1885		< 5	--	906	17
1884		5	1,055	889	18
1883		< 5	--	837	18
1882		< 5	--	837	20
1881		< 5	--	668	21
1880		7	687	730	22

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.