Recorded 1903–1952 Girls' name Peak 1932 296 births

Clariece — girls' name

296 babies named Clariece in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s501920s901930s821940s641950s5
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Clariece was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

17 babies were named Clariece in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clariece

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Clariece between 1903 and 1952, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clariece currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clariece performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Clariece shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Clariece in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clariece 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 296 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.

Clariece at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

296

Since 1903

50 years of records

Peak year

1932

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1903

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1952

Clariece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1903

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1932)
17
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 19521943193719321927192219171903 5

Clariece by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
90 births that decade — 30% of Clariece's all-time total
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Clariece by state

Where Clariece concentrates geographically — total births since 1903

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Clariece
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 3.4%
#2 Oklahoma
5 1.7%
Texas share of Clariece's total US births 3.4%
Even split

10 of 296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clariece?
296 babies have been named Clariece since 1903. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1932 with 17 births.
When was Clariece most popular?
Clariece was most popular in the 1920s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Clariece most popular?
The top states for the name Clariece are Texas (10 births), Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Clariece been used?
Clariece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 50 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Clariece?
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.

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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, 1903–1952 (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.