Recorded 1887–1992 Girls' name Peak 1923 1,310 births

Clorinda — girls' name

1,310 babies named Clorinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51900s411910s1491920s2571930s1901940s1981950s1741960s1181970s1051980s601990s13
1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Clorinda was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

33 babies were named Clorinda in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clorinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,310 babies named Clorinda between 1887 and 1992, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clorinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clorinda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 257 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Clorinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 241 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Clorinda in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clorinda 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 1,310 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.

Clorinda at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

1,310

Since 1887

106 years of records

Peak year

1923

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1887

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 1992

Clorinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1887

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1923)
33
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Clorinda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
257 births that decade — 20% of Clorinda's all-time total
1880s51900s411910s1491920s2571930s1901940s1981950s1741960s1181970s1051980s601990s13

Clorinda by state

Where Clorinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Clorinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
241 18.4%
#2 New York
79 6.0%
#3 California
15 1.1%
#4 Colorado
13 1.0%
#5 New Jersey
11 0.8%
New Mexico share of Clorinda's total US births 18.4%
Even split

241 of 1,310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clorinda?
1,310 babies have been named Clorinda since 1887. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1923 with 33 births.
When was Clorinda most popular?
Clorinda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 257 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Clorinda most popular?
The top states for the name Clorinda are New Mexico (241 births), New York (79 births), California (15 births).
How long has the name Clorinda been used?
Clorinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 106 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Clorinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clover, Cloe, Cloey, Clora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1887–1992 (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.