Unisex name · since 1899
Claris
Since 1899, U.S. Social Security records show 990 babies named Claris, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,571 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,010 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 990
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
990 babies have been named Claris since 1899, making it today's #15010 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Claris recorded 990 times among girls since 1899, holding rank #15010 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2025.
- #7,571 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,010 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 990 born since 1899
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claris ranks #7,571 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,010 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 990 born since 1899, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,571 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,010 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 990
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Claris's 990 recorded births place it above 89.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
How Claris compares
990 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Claris's all-time total is 163% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Claris | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 990 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Claris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Claris's full recorded timeline at 1931, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1899, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Claris popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Claris popularity over time - boys
77 total births recorded since 1917 (Claris as boys' name)
Claris by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (297 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Claris's strongest decade.
297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Claris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 53
1900s
53 births
- 1910s
1910s
197 births
- 1920s
1920s
297 births
- 1930s
1930s
228 births
- 1940s
1940s
132 births
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 297 births (30% of all-time use).
How Claris 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 Claris's total volume
Claris by state
Where Claris concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | West Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
11 of 990 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Claris's data
- Claris's decade-level peak was the 1920s (297 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Clariss (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Claris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
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, 1899–2025 (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 Claris 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.