Unisex name · since 1917
Clary
Clary has 308 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,324 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 308
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
308 babies have been named Clary since 1917, making it today's #13324 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Clary recorded 308 times among girls since 1917, holding rank #13324 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #15,672 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,324 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 308 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clary ranks #15,672 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,324 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 308 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,324 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 308
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Clary's 308 recorded births place it above 78.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Clary compares
308 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Clary's all-time total is 18% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clary | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 308 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Clary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clary's full recorded timeline at 2002, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clary popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Clary popularity over time - boys
177 total births recorded since 1915 (Clary as boys' name)
Clary by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Clary's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Clary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (32% of all-time use).
Clary by state
Where Clary concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.9% |
6 of 308 births nationwide.
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What to do with Clary's data
- Clary's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Clarys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Clary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Clary 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.