Clarice

#3,100 for girls in 2025, 52 births · Last seen for boys in 1936 at #2,629
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1913 · 319 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
25,474
since 1880

Clarice over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Clarice has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #258, 1913girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,10052—
2024#2,77561—
2023#5,24824—
2022#4,37832—
2021#3,43545—
2020#4,00535—
2019#3,71840—
2018#3,29348—
2017#3,19250—
2016#3,58843—
2015#3,65042—
2014#3,18451—
2013#4,00237—
2012#4,04737—
2011#3,99937—
2010#4,18035—
2009#3,94439—
2008#3,47847—
2007#2,89062—
2006#3,31649—
2005#2,50369—
2004#2,44669—
2003#2,26075—
2002#1,93491—
2001#1,595116—
2000#2,23670—
1999#1,97579—
1998#2,33860—
1997#1,84580—
1996#1,94773—
1995#1,95570—
1994#2,07966—
1993#1,75384—
1992#1,76183—
1991#1,67788—
1990#1,95270—
1989#1,99863—
1988#1,57983—
1987#1,58179—
1986#1,50582—
1985#1,76064—
1984#1,38884—
1983#1,62968—
1982#1,262102—
1981#1,38289—
1980#1,57074—
1979#1,47181—
1978#1,42281—
1977#1,22599—
1976#917143—
1975#1,22993—
1974#1,57860—
1973#1,34974—
1972#1,28979—
1971#1,32281—
1970#1,33079—
1969#1,29076—
1968#1,15787—
1967#1,13387—
1966#1,022102—
1965#1,013106—
1964#969119—
1963#1,065102—
1962#890141—
1961#922135—
1960#789168—
1959#789167—
1958#669218—
1957#665219—
1956#665208—
1955#580248—
1954#557253—
1953#524269—
1952#510274—
1951#570225—
1950#532243—
1949#512255—
1948#517253—
1947#511262—
1946#496246—
1945#507209—
1944#441265—
1943#450274—
1942#370363—
1941#376325—
1940#373309—
1939#358332—
1938#340352—
1937#322371—
1936#304393#2,6298
1935#310398—
1934#295439#3,2776
1933#290435#3,6425
1932#292460#3,7765
1931#276508#3,7635
1930#279536#3,5926
1929#273547#3,5596
1928#273568#3,3577
1927#274581#2,40812
1926#287536#3,7086
1925#272594#4,1975
1924#280554—
1923#280530—
1922#282533—
1921#275600—
1920#277553#2,9679
1919#274542—
1918#272548—
1917#278491#3,5456
1916#273484—
1915#270470—
1914#301300—
1913#258319#2,8215
1912#284254—
1911#278194#1,7405
1910#287182—
1909#294149—
1908#297141—
1907#298138—
1906#285136—
1905#315114—
1904#33098—
1903#35182—
1902#287120—
1901#289107—
1900#310113—
1899#33879—
1898#37469—
1897#36266—
1896#31684—
1895#39351—
1894#34963—
1893#37053—
1892#47932—
1891#48328—
1890#55822—
1889#43930—
1888#57219—
1887#73310—
1886#50819—
1885#48419—
1884#47918—
1883#61510—
1882#6788—
1881#6238—
1880#5809—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Clarice was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 11 girls a year got the name.

Where Clarice is popular in 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedIDMontana: #155 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 780 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #134 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 559 girlsNDMinnesota: #108 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 537 girlsMNIllinois: #329 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,369 girlsILWisconsin: #176 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsWIMichigan: #283 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,230 girlsMINew York: #475 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,190 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedRIOregon: #187 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #143 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 638 girlsSDIowa: #213 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedINOhio: #240 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,233 girlsOHPennsylvania: #470 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,894 girlsPANew Jersey: #306 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,918 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #287 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,045 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedCONebraska: #197 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsNEMissouri: #338 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,229 girlsMOKentucky: #361 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,217 girlsKYWest Virginia: #271 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,040 girlsWVVirginia: #205 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsVAMaryland: #210 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,588 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedNMKansas: #168 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 957 girlsKSArkansas: #279 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,573 girlsARTennessee: #370 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,773 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #304 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,545 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #390 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,993 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #397 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,329 girlsOKLouisiana: #307 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,861 girlsLAMississippi: #296 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,935 girlsMSAlabama: #285 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,025 girlsALGeorgia: #309 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,447 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedHITexas: #377 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,387 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#108 · 1 in 537
  2. North Dakota#134 · 1 in 559
  3. South Dakota#143 · 1 in 638
  4. Montana#155 · 1 in 780
  5. Kansas#168 · 1 in 957

Best ever in a state: #83 in North Dakota, 1933.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#108371 in 537
North Dakota#134101 in 559
South Dakota#14381 in 638
Montana#15551 in 780
Kansas#168131 in 957
Wisconsin#176171 in 1,337
Oregon#18751 in 1,082
Nebraska#19771 in 1,397
Virginia#205171 in 1,337
Maryland#21071 in 1,588
Iowa#213111 in 1,689
Ohio#240211 in 2,233
West Virginia#27191 in 2,040
Arkansas#279111 in 1,573
Michigan#283121 in 3,230
Alabama#285141 in 2,025
California#287181 in 2,045
Mississippi#296111 in 1,935
North Carolina#304141 in 2,545
New Jersey#30661 in 3,918
Louisiana#307111 in 1,861
Georgia#309121 in 2,447
Illinois#329151 in 3,369
Missouri#33881 in 3,229
Kentucky#36181 in 3,217
Tennessee#37071 in 3,773
Texas#377231 in 2,387
South Carolina#39051 in 3,993
Oklahoma#39761 in 3,329
Pennsylvania#47091 in 7,894
New York#475101 in 8,190
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Clarice
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 325 spots since 2024 (#2,775 → #3,100)
  • 905 spots since 2020 (#4,005 → #3,100)
  • 550 spots since 2015 (#3,650 → #3,100)
  • Biggest jump: 312 spots in 1976 (#1,229 → #917)
  • Biggest drop: 308 spots in 1977 (#917 → #1,225)
Rise & fade · girls
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1913 at #258 (319 births)
  • Births halved by 1961, 48 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 85 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1880–1962
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,958
  • Highest: 1 in 1,958 girls born in 1913 were named Clarice (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 30,909 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 22.0% of all girls named Clarice (5,596) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s150#439 (1889)#571
1890s547#316 (1896)#402
1900s1,198#285 (1906)#306
1910s3,784#258 (1913)#278
1920s5,596#272 (1925)#277
1930s4,224#276 (1931)#307
1940s2,761#370 (1942)#455
1950s2,324#510 (1952)#606
1960s1,123#789 (1960)#1,025
1970s870#917 (1976)#1,313
1980s788#1,262 (1982)#1,565
1990s753#1,677 (1991)#1,928
2000s687#1,595 (2001)#2,660
2010s420#3,184 (2014)#3,685
2020s249#2,775 (2024)#3,824

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Clarice in 1936

girls
#304
393 births · 1 in 2,647 girls
boys
#2,629
8 births · 1 in 129,651 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #304Clarice393

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #2,629Clarice8
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 2,647 of them was named Clarice, which outranked 93.7% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clarice
  1. #301Lela407
  2. #302Leola396
  3. #303Fern395
  4. #304Clarice393
  5. #305Lenora392
  6. #306Olga388
  7. #307Betsy384
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 129,651 of them was named Clarice, which outranked 34.9% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clarice
  1. #2,452Yvon9
  2. #2,452Zachary9
  3. #2,452Zollie9
  4. #2,629Clarice8
  5. #2,629Abbie8
  6. #2,629Addie8
  7. #2,629Ahmed8
  8. #2,854Abbott7
  9. #2,854Adalberto7
  10. #2,854Addis7

Tied with 224 names at #2,629; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 802Errol#1,708 → #906
  2. ↑ 644Sergio#1,584 → #940
  3. ↑ 601Brice#1,494 → #893
  4. ↑ 537Windell#1,390 → #853
  5. ↑ 529Kim#1,390 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,082Stafford#980 → #2,062
  2. ↓ 889Darwyn#750 → #1,639
  3. ↓ 461Hunter#956 → #1,417
  4. ↓ 399Orvil#844 → #1,243
  5. ↓ 370Rosendo#956 → #1,326

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1936 →