Unisex name · since 1911
Clarion
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 113 babies named Clarion, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clarion is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 113 have been recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarion has been recorded 113 times among boys since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1911 to 1948.
- #16,588 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 113 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarion ranks #16,588 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clarion's 113 recorded births place it above 63.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Clarion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clarion splits its recorded history at 1931: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clarion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1948
- Peak year (1925)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Clarion popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1988 (Clarion as girls' name)
Clarion by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Clarion's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Clarion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s
1930s
29 births
- 1940s
1940s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Clarion's data
- Clarion's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 1940s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Clarion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1911–1948 (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 Clarion 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.