Girls' name · since 1969
Clariza
179 babies named Clariza in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,936 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
179 girls have been named Clariza since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Clariza has 179 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2019.
- #20,936 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 179 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clariza ranks #20,936 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 179 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,936 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Clariza's 179 recorded births place it above 70.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Clariza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clariza's full recorded timeline at 1997, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clariza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2019
- Peak year (1997)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2019.
179 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1997 with 17 births in a single year.
Clariza by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (69 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Clariza's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Clariza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 69 births (39% of all-time use).
Clariza decade highlights
- Peak decade 69 births
- Runner-up 66 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Clariza by state
Where Clariza concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 13.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.8% |
24 of 179 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 13.4% of nationwide
- Texas 2.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 13.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Clariza's data
- Clariza's decade-level peak was the 1990s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Clarizas (24 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clariza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1969–2019 (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 Clariza 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.
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