Boys' name · since 1912
Claron
Claron has 168 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,003 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 168
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Claron is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 168 have been recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Claron recorded 168 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1988.
- #14,003 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 168 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claron ranks #14,003 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 168 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #14,003 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 168
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Claron's 168 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
Claron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Claron's full recorded timeline at 1929, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Claron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1988
- Peak year (1932)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Claron by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (52 births, 31% of the file).
1910s was Claron's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Claron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
52 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
49 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 52 births (31% of all-time use).
Claron by state
Where Claron concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kansas | | 15 | 8.9% |
15 of 168 births nationwide.
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What to do with Claron's data
- Claron's decade-level peak was the 1910s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kansas records the most Clarons (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Claron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1912–1988 (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 Claron 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.