Recorded 1936–2008 Girls' name Peak 2001 25 births

Clairice — girls' name

25 babies named Clairice in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51990s52000s15

The verdict

25 girls have been named Clairice since 1936, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.

25
total births
1936–2008
years on record
2000s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Clairice was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

9 babies were named Clairice in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clairice

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Clairice between 1936 and 2008, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clairice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clairice performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clairice shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clairice 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 25 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.

Clairice at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

25

Since 1936

73 years of records

Peak year

2001

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1936

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2008

Clairice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1936

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2001)
9
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
45678910 2008200119961936 5

Clairice by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 60% of Clairice's all-time total
1930s51990s52000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clairice?
25 babies have been named Clairice since 1936. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2001 with 9 births.
When was Clairice most popular?
Clairice was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Clairice been used?
Clairice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 73 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Clairice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clara, Claire, Claudia, Clarissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1936–2008 (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.