Clair vs Clarence

Side-by-side comparison of Clair and Clarence - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Clair

Boy name

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Name B

Clarence

Boy name · Rank #1551

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Metric Clair Clarence
Current Rank Unranked #1551
Total Births (all years) 12,041 303,564
Peak Year 1923 1921
Peak Year Births 356 7,332
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clair Clarence
1880s 156 8,760
1890s 295 11,901
1900s 397 13,573
1910s 2,212 49,196
1920s 3,169 66,574
1930s 2,319 42,676
1940s 1,541 36,197
1950s 1,061 29,488
1960s 513 17,500
1970s 199 10,667
1980s 110 7,364
1990s 42 4,538
2000s 12 2,592
2010s 10 1,795
2020s 5 743

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clair Clarence
2014 - 197
2015 - 185
2016 5 156
2017 - 158
2018 - 173
2019 - 169
2020 5 135
2021 - 129
2022 - 137
2023 - 112
2024 - 113
2025 - 117

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2020.

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