Recorded 1917–1967 Boys' name Peak 1927 43 births

Clarnece — boys' name

43 babies named Clarnece in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s171930s51940s51960s6
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Clarnece was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

7 babies were named Clarnece in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clarnece

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Clarnece between 1917 and 1967, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clarnece currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clarnece performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Clarnece shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clarnece 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 43 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.

Clarnece at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

43

Since 1917

51 years of records

Peak year

1927

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1917

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1967

Clarnece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1917

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1927)
7
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19671943193519271926192419181917 5

Clarnece by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 40% of Clarnece's all-time total
1910s101920s171930s51940s51960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clarnece?
43 babies have been named Clarnece since 1917. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1927 with 7 births.
When was Clarnece most popular?
Clarnece was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Clarnece been used?
Clarnece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 51 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Clarnece?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clarence, Clayton, Claude, Clark, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–1967 (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.