Girls' name · since 1919
Claree
Claree has 57 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Claree sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 57 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Claree recorded 57 times among girls since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1935.
- #33,423 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 57 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claree ranks #33,423 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #33,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Claree's 57 recorded births place it above 53.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Claree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Claree splits its recorded history at 1925: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Claree popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1935
- Peak year (1923)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Claree by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 70% of the file).
1920s was Claree's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Claree births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Claree's decade-level peak was the 1920s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1930s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Claree: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 1919–1935 (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 Claree 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.