Girls' name · since 1881
Claribel
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 2,977 babies named Claribel, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,616 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,934 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,977
- born since 1881
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,977 babies have been named Claribel since 1881, making it today's #10934 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claribel has been recorded 2,977 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #10934 nationally and more common than 37% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #3,616 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,934 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,977 born since 1881
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claribel ranks #3,616 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,934 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,977 born since 1881, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,616 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,934 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,977
- born since 1881
- 1980s
- peak decade
Claribel's 2,977 recorded births place it above 94.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Claribel compares
2,977 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Claribel's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Claribel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,977 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Claribel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Claribel's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 117, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Claribel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Claribel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (451 births, 15% of the file).
1980s was Claribel's strongest decade.
451 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Claribel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 51
1880s
51 births
- 1890s 126
1890s
126 births
- 1900s 171
1900s
171 births
- 1910s
1910s
367 births
- 1920s
1920s
371 births
- 1930s 125
1930s
125 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 155
1960s
155 births
- 1970s
1970s
269 births
- 1980s
1980s
451 births
- 1990s
1990s
427 births
- 2000s
2000s
192 births
- 2010s 157
2010s
157 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 451 births (15% of all-time use).
How Claribel 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 Claribel's total volume
Claribel by state
Where Claribel concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 473 | 15.9% |
| #2 | California | | 325 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 107 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 90 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 66 | 2.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 44 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 34 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 16 | 0.5% |
473 of 2,977 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Claribel appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Claribel's data
- Claribel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (451 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Claribels (473 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 popularity rank to Claribel
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Claribel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Claribel 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.