Clerence — boys' name

What the Data Says About Clerence

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Clerence between 1913 and 1945, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clerence currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clerence performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Clerence shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clerence 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 77 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.