Clarise vs Clara

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

Name A

Clarise

Girl name

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Name B

Clara

Girl name · Rank #78

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Metric Clarise Clara
Current Rank Unranked #78
Total Births (all years) 1,161 300,524
Peak Year 1924 1918
Peak Year Births 21 5,778
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1901 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clarise Clara
1880ss — 17,717
1890ss — 25,473
1900ss 10 23,899
1910ss 91 44,346
1920ss 157 48,183
1930ss 117 31,658
1940ss 118 20,028
1950ss 164 12,768
1960ss 137 6,505
1970ss 69 3,290
1980ss 69 3,668
1990ss 94 6,266
2000ss 99 12,789
2010ss 28 26,657
2020ss 8 17,277

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clarise Clara
2014 5 2,860
2015 7 3,070
2016 — 3,075
2017 5 3,045
2018 — 2,892
2019 — 2,951
2020 8 2,696
2021 — 2,693
2022 — 2,553
2023 — 2,662
2024 — 3,072
2025 — 3,601

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, 1901–2020.

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