Girls' name · since 1929

Clarann

Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Clarann, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#32,448 of 72,339
all-time among girls
62
born since 1929
1940s
peak decade

Clarann is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 1929.

Clarann has 62 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1951.

  • #32,448 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 62 born since 1929
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarann ranks #32,448 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1929, peaking in the 1940s.

#32,448 of 72,339
all-time among girls
62
born since 1929
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Clarann's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Clarann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Clarann's full recorded timeline at 1941, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1940 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Clarann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1951

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1940)
9
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
45678910 1929193119331934194019411943194419471951 8

Clarann by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (33 births, 53% of the file).

1940s was Clarann's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Clarann births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 33 births (53% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clarann?
Clarann has been given to 62 babies in the U.S. since 1929, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,448 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1951. 9 babies were born in 1940, its single highest year.
Where does Clarann sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarann ranks #32,448 of 72,339 girls' 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 Clarann most popular?
Clarann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Clarann been used?
Records for Clarann go back to 1929, giving 23 years of history through 1951.
What names are similar to Clarann?
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.

What to do with Clarann's data

  • Clarann's decade-level peak was the 1940s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Clarann

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Clarann: 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, 1929–1951 (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 Clarann 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.