Recorded 1920–1946 Boys' name Peak 1935 21 births

Claiborn — boys' name

21 babies named Claiborn in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

21 boys have been named Claiborn since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1946.

21
total births
1920–1946
years on record
1920s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Claiborn was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

6 babies were named Claiborn in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Claiborn

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Claiborn between 1920 and 1946, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Claiborn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claiborn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Claiborn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claiborn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Claiborn at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

21

Since 1920

27 years of records

Peak year

1935

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1920

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1946

Claiborn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1920

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1935)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Claiborn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 48% of Claiborn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claiborn?
21 babies have been named Claiborn since 1920. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1935 with 6 births.
When was Claiborn most popular?
Claiborn was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Claiborn been used?
Claiborn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 27 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Claiborn?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1946 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.