Girls' name · since 1901
Clarise
Since 1901, U.S. Social Security records show 1,161 babies named Clarise, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,161
- born since 1901
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,161 girls have been named Clarise since 1901, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Clarise has 1,161 recorded births among girls since 1901, 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 1901 to 2020.
- #6,776 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,161 born since 1901
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarise ranks #6,776 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,161 born since 1901, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,161
- born since 1901
- 1950s
- peak decade
Clarise's 1,161 recorded births place it above 90.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Clarise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clarise's full recorded timeline at 1961, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clarise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2020
- Peak year (1924)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Clarise by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (164 births, 14% of the file).
1950s was Clarise's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Clarise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
91 births
- 1920s
1920s
157 births
- 1930s
1930s
117 births
- 1940s
1940s
118 births
- 1950s
1950s
164 births
- 1960s
1960s
137 births
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 164 births (14% of all-time use).
How Clarise 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 Clarise's total volume
Clarise by state
Where Clarise concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 1.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
22 of 1,161 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Clarise's data
- Clarise's decade-level peak was the 1950s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Clarises (22 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clarise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1901–2020 (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 Clarise 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.