Girls' name · since 1909
Clarene
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 714 babies named Clarene, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,396 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 714
- born since 1909
- 1930s
- peak decade
714 girls have been named Clarene since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Clarene has 714 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1963.
- #9,396 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 714 born since 1909
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarene ranks #9,396 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 714 born since 1909, peaking in the 1930s.
- #9,396 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 714
- born since 1909
- 1930s
- peak decade
Clarene's 714 recorded births place it above 87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Clarene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clarene splits its recorded history at 1938: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clarene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1963
- Peak year (1937)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Clarene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (203 births, 28% of the file).
1930s was Clarene's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Clarene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 62
1910s
62 births
- 1920s
1920s
150 births
- 1930s
1930s
203 births
- 1940s
1940s
182 births
- 1950s
1950s
88 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 203 births (28% of all-time use).
How Clarene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Clarene's total volume
Clarene by state
Where Clarene concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
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What to do with Clarene's data
- Clarene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (203 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Clarenes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clarene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1909–1963 (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 Clarene 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.