Girls' name · since 1880
Clarice
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 25,474 babies named Clarice, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,100 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,474
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Clarice is the #3100 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 25,474 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarice has been recorded 25,474 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #3100 nationally and more common than 82% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #917 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,100 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 25,474 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarice ranks #917 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,100 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 25,474 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,100 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,474
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clarice's 25,474 recorded births place it above 98.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Clarice compares
25,474 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Clarice's all-time total is 68x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clarice | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,474 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 600 | 21 | 19,840 |
Clarice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clarice splits its recorded history at 1953: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1881 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 600 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clarice popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 600
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Clarice popularity over time - boys
96 total births recorded since 1911 (Clarice as boys' name)
Clarice by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (5,596 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Clarice's strongest decade.
5,596 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Clarice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 150
1880s
150 births
- 1890s 547
1890s
547 births
- 1900s 1,198
1900s
1,198 births
- 1910s
1910s
3,784 births
- 1920s
1920s
5,596 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,224 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,761 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,324 births
- 1960s 1,123
1960s
1,123 births
- 1970s 870
1970s
870 births
- 1980s 788
1980s
788 births
- 1990s 753
1990s
753 births
- 2000s 687
2000s
687 births
- 2010s 420
2010s
420 births
- 2020s 249
2020s
249 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5,596 births (22% of all-time use).
How Clarice 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 Clarice's total volume
Clarice by state
Where Clarice concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,271 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,196 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 1,148 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,138 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,123 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 938 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 853 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 706 | 2.8% |
1,271 of 25,474 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Clarice appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Clarice's data
- Clarice's decade-level peak was the 1920s (5,596 total births); usage has since declined to 249 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Clarices (1,271 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clarice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Clarice 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.