Girls' name · since 1880
Clarinda
Clarinda has 1,325 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,325
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Clarinda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,325 recorded since 1880.
Clarinda has 1,325 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2006.
- #6,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,325 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarinda ranks #6,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,325 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,325
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Clarinda's 1,325 recorded births place it above 91.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Clarinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clarinda's full recorded timeline at 1945, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clarinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2006
- Peak year (1952)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Clarinda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (218 births, 16% of the file).
1950s was Clarinda's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Clarinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 47
1880s
47 births
- 1890s 54
1890s
54 births
- 1900s 67
1900s
67 births
- 1910s
1910s
122 births
- 1920s
1920s
110 births
- 1930s 82
1930s
82 births
- 1940s
1940s
118 births
- 1950s
1950s
218 births
- 1960s
1960s
140 births
- 1970s
1970s
201 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 218 births (16% of all-time use).
How Clarinda 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 Clarinda's total volume
Clarinda by state
Where Clarinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 0.5% |
6 of 1,325 births nationwide.
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What to do with Clarinda's data
- Clarinda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Clarindas (6 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 Clarinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1880–2006 (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 Clarinda 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.