Boys' name · since 1921
Claro
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Claro, peaking in 1938. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
32 boys have been named Claro since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Claro has 32 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1998.
- #25,336 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 32 born since 1921
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claro ranks #25,336 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1921, peaking in the 1930s.
- #25,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Claro's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Claro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Claro splits its recorded history at 1945: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1938 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Claro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1998
- Peak year (1938)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Claro by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (11 births, 34% of the file).
1930s was Claro's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Claro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 11 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Claro's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Claro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1921–1998 (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 Claro 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.