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.

#22,869 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1882
1950s
peak 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.

  • #22,869 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 45 born since 1882
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clabe ranks #22,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1882, peaking in the 1950s.

#22,869 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1882
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Clabe's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1952

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1882)
6
Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
4.555.566.5 18821888191919201932195019511952 6

Clabe by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (17 births, 38% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 17 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #22,869 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1952. 6 babies were born in 1882, its single highest year.
Where does Clabe sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clabe ranks #22,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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

Nearby Names Like Clabe

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Clabe

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Two nationwide peer axes for Clabe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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).

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 August 2026.