Girls' name · since 1913
Claryce
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 215 babies named Claryce, peaking in 1930. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 215
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
215 girls have been named Claryce since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Claryce recorded 215 times among girls since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2002.
- #19,063 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 215 born since 1913
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claryce ranks #19,063 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 215 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.
- #19,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 215
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Claryce's 215 recorded births place it above 73.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Claryce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Claryce splits its recorded history at 1931: 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 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Claryce popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2002
- Peak year (1930)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Claryce by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (86 births, 40% of the file).
1930s was Claryce's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Claryce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
56 births
- 1930s
1930s
86 births
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 86 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Claryce's data
- Claryce's decade-level peak was the 1930s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Claryce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1913–2002 (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 Claryce 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.