Clance vs Clarence

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

Name A

Clance

Boy name

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Name B

Clarence

Boy name · Rank #1558

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Metric Clance Clarence
Current Rank Unranked #1558
Total Births (all years) 336 303,445
Peak Year 1932 1921
Peak Year Births 19 7,332
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clance Clarence
1880ss — 8,760
1890ss — 11,901
1900ss — 13,573
1910ss 36 49,196
1920ss 100 66,574
1930ss 101 42,677
1940ss 71 36,197
1950ss 22 29,486
1960ss 6 17,502
1970ss — 10,667
1980ss — 7,364
1990ss — 4,539
2000ss — 2,591
2010ss — 1,794
2020ss — 624

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clance Clarence
2014 — 197
2015 — 184
2016 — 156
2017 — 158
2018 — 173
2019 — 169
2020 — 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, 1913–1960.

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