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

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Name B

Clarence

Boy name · Rank #1551

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Metric Clarion Clarence
Current Rank Unranked #1551
Total Births (all years) 113 303,564
Peak Year 1925 1921
Peak Year Births 8 7,332
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clarion Clarence
1880s - 8,760
1890s - 11,901
1900s - 13,573
1910s 19 49,196
1920s 40 66,574
1930s 29 42,676
1940s 25 36,197
1950s - 29,488
1960s - 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 Clarion 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, 1911–1948.

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