Recorded 1946–2006 Unisex name Peak 1946 25 births

Claren — unisex name

25 babies named Claren in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51990s152000s5

The verdict

25 girls have been named Claren since 1946, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

25
total births
1946–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

1946
Single peak year

5 babies were named Claren in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Claren

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Claren between 1946 and 2006, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Claren currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Claren is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 1919.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claren performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Claren shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claren 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.

Claren at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

25

Since 1946

61 years of records

Peak year

1946

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1946

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2006

Claren popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1946

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1946)
5
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
5 20061996199119901946 5

Claren popularity over time — boys

17 total births recorded since 1919 (Claren as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 192919271919 5

Claren by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 60% of Claren's all-time total
1940s51990s152000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claren?
25 babies have been named Claren since 1946. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1946 with 5 births.
When was Claren most popular?
Claren was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Is Claren a unisex name?
Yes, Claren is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 25 births, and as a boy's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Claren been used?
Claren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 61 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Claren?
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, 1946–2006 (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.