Total births
45
Boys' name · since 1882
Clabe
45 babies named Clabe in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1882. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 45
- total births
- 1882–1952
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Clabe sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 45 recorded since 1882.
Clabe has 45 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1952.
- 45 total births
- 1882–1952 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
45 boys have been named Clabe since 1882, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1952.
- 45
- total births
- 1882–1952
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Clabe was born in this single decade.
1882
Single peak year
6 babies were named Clabe in 1882 - its busiest year on record.
Clabe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clabe splits its recorded history at 1932: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1882 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clabe at a glance
Last recorded 1952Peak year
1882
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1882
Clabe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1952
- Peak year (1882)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Clabe by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Clabe's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Clabe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
11 births
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 17 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Clabe? ▼
Clabe has been given to 45 babies in the U.S. since 1882, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1952. 6 babies were born in 1882, its single highest year.
When was Clabe most popular? ▼
Clabe was most popular in the 1950s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1882.
How long has the name Clabe been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Clabe since 1882 -- 71 years through the most recent 1952 data.
What names are similar to Clabe? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clarence, Clayton, Claude, Clark, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Clabe
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Clabe
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Clay Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–1952 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Clabe: Baby Name Since 1882 - 45 Births, Peak 1882." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/clabe. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Clabe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.