Recorded 1948–1972 Girls' name Peak 1948 15 births

Clarenda — girls' name

15 babies named Clarenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

15 girls have been named Clarenda since 1948, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1972.

15
total births
1948–1972
years on record
1940s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Clarenda was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

5 babies were named Clarenda in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clarenda

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Clarenda between 1948 and 1972, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clarenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clarenda performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clarenda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clarenda 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 15 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.

Clarenda at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

15

Since 1948

25 years of records

Peak year

1948

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1948

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1972

Clarenda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1948

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1948)
5
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
5 197219571948 5

Clarenda by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
5 births that decade — 33% of Clarenda's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clarenda?
15 babies have been named Clarenda since 1948. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1948 with 5 births.
When was Clarenda most popular?
Clarenda was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Clarenda been used?
Clarenda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 25 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Clarenda?
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, 1948–1972 (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.