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 #1558

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Metric Clair Clarence
Current Rank Unranked #1558
Total Births (all years) 12,041 303,445
Peak Year 1923 1921
Peak Year Births 356 7,332
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clair Clarence
1880ss 156 8,760
1890ss 295 11,901
1900ss 397 13,573
1910ss 2,212 49,196
1920ss 3,169 66,574
1930ss 2,319 42,677
1940ss 1,541 36,197
1950ss 1,061 29,486
1960ss 513 17,502
1970ss 199 10,667
1980ss 110 7,364
1990ss 42 4,539
2000ss 12 2,591
2010ss 10 1,794
2020ss 5 624

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clair Clarence
2014 — 197
2015 — 184
2016 5 156
2017 — 158
2018 — 173
2019 — 169
2020 5 135
2021 — 129
2022 — 137
2023 — 112
2024 — 111

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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