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

Boy name

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Name B

Clarence

Boy name · Rank #1558

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Metric Claud Clarence
Current Rank Unranked #1558
Total Births (all years) 10,893 303,445
Peak Year 1919 1921
Peak Year Births 344 7,332
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Claud Clarence
1880ss 881 8,760
1890ss 827 11,901
1900ss 811 13,573
1910ss 2,205 49,196
1920ss 2,726 66,574
1930ss 1,394 42,677
1940ss 947 36,197
1950ss 581 29,486
1960ss 272 17,502
1970ss 135 10,667
1980ss 68 7,364
1990ss 41 4,539
2000ss — 2,591
2010ss 5 1,794
2020ss — 624

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Claud 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, 1880–2010.

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