Girls' name · since 1898
Clarabell
473 babies named Clarabell in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clarabell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 473 have been recorded since 1898.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarabell has been recorded 473 times among girls since 1898, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1898 to 2017.
- #12,268 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 473 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarabell ranks #12,268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 473 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clarabell's 473 recorded births place it above 83.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Clarabell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clarabell splits its recorded history at 1924: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clarabell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2017
- Peak year (1917)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Clarabell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (204 births, 43% of the file).
1920s was Clarabell's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Clarabell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
134 births
- 1920s
1920s
204 births
- 1930s
1930s
94 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 204 births (43% of all-time use).
Clarabell by state
Where Clarabell concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
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- Clarabell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (204 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Clarabells (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clarabell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1898–2017 (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 Clarabell 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.