Girls' name · since 1902
Clarie
Clarie has 779 recorded births since 1902 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 779
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clarie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 779 have been recorded since 1902.
Clarie has 779 recorded births among girls since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2021.
- #8,900 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 779 born since 1902
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarie ranks #8,900 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 779 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 779
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clarie's 779 recorded births place it above 87.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Clarie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clarie's full recorded timeline at 1961, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clarie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2021
- Peak year (1987)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Clarie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (109 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Clarie's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Clarie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
65 births
- 1920s
1920s
109 births
- 1930s
1930s
106 births
- 1940s
1940s
60 births
- 1950s
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 109 births (14% of all-time use).
How Clarie 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 Clarie's total volume
Clarie by state
Where Clarie concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 779 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Clarie's data
- Clarie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Claries (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clarie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1902–2021 (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 Clarie 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.