Recorded 1902–2021 Girls' name Peak 1987 778 births

Clarie — girls' name

778 babies named Clarie in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s181910s651920s1091930s1061940s601950s441960s311970s121980s871990s1092000s672010s562020s14
1920s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Clarie was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

19 babies were named Clarie in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clarie

The Social Security Administration has registered 778 babies named Clarie between 1902 and 2021, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clarie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clarie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Clarie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Clarie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clarie 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 778 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.

Clarie at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

778

Since 1902

120 years of records

Peak year

1987

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1902

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2021

Clarie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1902

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1987)
19
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
05101520 202120071995198319571941192819161902 8

Clarie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
109 births that decade — 14% of Clarie's all-time total
1900s181910s651920s1091930s1061940s601950s441960s311970s121980s871990s1092000s672010s562020s14

Clarie by state

Where Clarie concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Clarie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.6%
#2 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Clarie's total US births 0.6%
Even split

5 of 778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clarie?
778 babies have been named Clarie since 1902. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1987 with 19 births.
When was Clarie most popular?
Clarie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Clarie most popular?
The top states for the name Clarie are California (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Clarie been used?
Clarie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 120 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Clarie?
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, 1902–2021 (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.