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

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Name B

Clarence

Boy name · Rank #1551

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Metric Clance Clarence
Current Rank Unranked #1551
Total Births (all years) 336 303,564
Peak Year 1932 1921
Peak Year Births 19 7,332
Peak Decade 1930s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clance Clarence
1880s - 8,760
1890s - 11,901
1900s - 13,573
1910s 36 49,196
1920s 100 66,574
1930s 101 42,676
1940s 71 36,197
1950s 22 29,488
1960s 6 17,500
1970s - 10,667
1980s - 7,364
1990s - 4,538
2000s - 2,592
2010s - 1,795
2020s - 743

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clance Clarence
2014 - 197
2015 - 185
2016 - 156
2017 - 158
2018 - 173
2019 - 169
2020 - 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, 1913–1960.

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