Clarion vs Clarence

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

Name A

Clarion

Boy name

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Name B

Clarence

Boy name · Rank #1558

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Metric Clarion Clarence
Current Rank Unranked #1558
Total Births (all years) 113 303,445
Peak Year 1925 1921
Peak Year Births 8 7,332
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clarion Clarence
1880ss — 8,760
1890ss — 11,901
1900ss — 13,573
1910ss 19 49,196
1920ss 40 66,574
1930ss 29 42,677
1940ss 25 36,197
1950ss — 29,486
1960ss — 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 Clarion 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, 1911–1948.

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