Boys' name · since 1889
Claiborne
Claiborne has 1,210 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,210
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,210 boys have been named Claiborne since 1889, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claiborne has been recorded 1,210 times among boys since 1889, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2024.
- #4,560 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,210 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claiborne ranks #4,560 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,210 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,210
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Claiborne's 1,210 recorded births place it above 89.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Claiborne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Claiborne splits its recorded history at 1958: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Claiborne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2024
- Peak year (1918)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Claiborne popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 1991 (Claiborne as girls' name)
Claiborne by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (194 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Claiborne's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Claiborne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 23
1900s
23 births
- 1910s
1910s
132 births
- 1920s
1920s
194 births
- 1930s
1930s
139 births
- 1940s
1940s
150 births
- 1950s
1950s
142 births
- 1960s
1960s
97 births
- 1970s 76
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 194 births (16% of all-time use).
How Claiborne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Claiborne's total volume
Claiborne by state
Where Claiborne concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 95 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 64 | 5.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 23 | 1.9% |
95 of 1,210 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Claiborne's data
- Claiborne's decade-level peak was the 1920s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Claibornes (95 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Claiborne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~135 yrs)
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, 1889–2024 (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 Claiborne 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.