Recorded 1912–1988 Boys' name Peak 1932 168 births

Claron — boys' name

168 babies named Claron in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s521920s461930s491940s161980s5
1910s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Claron was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

13 babies were named Claron in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Claron

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Claron between 1912 and 1988, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Claron currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claron performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Claron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kansas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Claron in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claron 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 168 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.

Claron at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

168

Since 1912

77 years of records

Peak year

1932

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1912

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 1988

Claron popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1912

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1932)
13
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
468101214 198819421937193119281922191919161912 5

Claron by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
52 births that decade — 31% of Claron's all-time total
1910s521920s461930s491940s161980s5

Claron by state

Where Claron concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Claron
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kansas
15 8.9%
Kansas share of Claron's total US births 8.9%

15 of 168 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claron?
168 babies have been named Claron since 1912. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1932 with 13 births.
When was Claron most popular?
Claron was most popular in the 1910s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Claron most popular?
The top states for the name Claron are Kansas (15 births).
How long has the name Claron been used?
Claron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 77 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Claron?
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, 1912–1988 (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.