Recorded 1969–2019 Girls' name Peak 1997 179 births

Clariza — girls' name

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.

1960s61980s271990s692000s662010s11
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Clariza was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

17 babies were named Clariza in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clariza

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Clariza between 1969 and 2019, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clariza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clariza performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Clariza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Clariza in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clariza 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 179 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.

Clariza at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

179

Since 1969

51 years of records

Peak year

1997

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1969

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2019

Clariza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1969

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1997)
17
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 201920072004200119961993198419801969 6

Clariza by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
69 births that decade — 39% of Clariza's all-time total
1960s61980s271990s692000s662010s11

Clariza by state

Where Clariza concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Clariza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 13.4%
#2 Texas
5 2.8%
California share of Clariza's total US births 13.4%
Even split

24 of 179 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clariza?
179 babies have been named Clariza since 1969. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1997 with 17 births.
When was Clariza most popular?
Clariza was most popular in the 1990s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Clariza most popular?
The top states for the name Clariza are California (24 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Clariza been used?
Clariza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 51 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Clariza?
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, 1969–2019 (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.