Claud vs Clarence

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

Name A

Claud

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Name B

Clarence

Boy name · Rank #1551

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Metric Claud Clarence
Current Rank Unranked #1551
Total Births (all years) 10,893 303,564
Peak Year 1919 1921
Peak Year Births 344 7,332
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Claud Clarence
1880s 881 8,760
1890s 827 11,901
1900s 811 13,573
1910s 2,205 49,196
1920s 2,726 66,574
1930s 1,394 42,676
1940s 947 36,197
1950s 581 29,488
1960s 272 17,500
1970s 135 10,667
1980s 68 7,364
1990s 41 4,538
2000s - 2,592
2010s 5 1,795
2020s - 743

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Claud 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, 1880–2010.

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