Recorded 1972–1994 Girls' name Peak 1994 80 births

Clarivel — girls' name

80 babies named Clarivel in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s371990s18
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Clarivel was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

11 babies were named Clarivel in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clarivel

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Clarivel between 1972 and 1994, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clarivel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clarivel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clarivel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Clarivel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clarivel 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 80 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.

Clarivel at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

80

Since 1972

23 years of records

Peak year

1994

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1972

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1994

Clarivel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1972

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1994)
11
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 19941992198919881986198519841979197819751972 7

Clarivel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
37 births that decade — 46% of Clarivel's all-time total
1970s251980s371990s18

Clarivel by state

Where Clarivel concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Clarivel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 6.3%
#2 Illinois
5 6.3%
California share of Clarivel's total US births 6.3%
Even split

5 of 80 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clarivel?
80 babies have been named Clarivel since 1972. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1994 with 11 births.
When was Clarivel most popular?
Clarivel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Clarivel most popular?
The top states for the name Clarivel are California (5 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Clarivel been used?
Clarivel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 23 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Clarivel?
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.

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, 1972–1994 (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.