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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #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 1942

  • 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: #170 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 869 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #164 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 892 girlsNDMinnesota: #181 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,411 girlsMNIllinois: #355 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,917 girlsILWisconsin: #214 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,173 girlsWIMichigan: #399 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,574 girlsMINew York: #434 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,650 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #145 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 784 girlsSDIowa: #256 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,347 girlsIAIndiana: #437 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,392 girlsINOhio: #407 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,489 girlsOHPennsylvania: #548 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 11,258 girlsPANew Jersey: #394 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,947 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #309 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,556 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedNEMissouri: #299 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,941 girlsMOKentucky: #433 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,889 girlsKYWest Virginia: #270 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,284 girlsWVVirginia: #253 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,947 girlsVAMaryland: #277 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,528 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: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedKSArkansas: #309 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,263 girlsARTennessee: #308 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,848 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #282 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,329 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #177 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,075 girlsDCOklahoma: #268 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,854 girlsOKLouisiana: #307 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,876 girlsLAMississippi: #422 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,057 girlsMSAlabama: #274 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,067 girlsALGeorgia: #438 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,025 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Clarice, so not publishedHITexas: #440 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,526 girlsTXFlorida: #369 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,965 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#145 · 1 in 784
  2. North Dakota#164 · 1 in 892
  3. Montana#170 · 1 in 869
  4. District of Columbia#177 · 1 in 1,075
  5. Minnesota#181 · 1 in 1,411

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#14561 in 784
North Dakota#16461 in 892
Montana#17051 in 869
District of Columbia#17781 in 1,075
Minnesota#181181 in 1,411
Wisconsin#214131 in 2,173
Virginia#253151 in 1,947
Iowa#25691 in 2,347
Oklahoma#268111 in 1,854
West Virginia#27091 in 2,284
Alabama#274161 in 2,067
Maryland#27771 in 2,528
North Carolina#282181 in 2,329
Missouri#299111 in 2,941
Louisiana#307141 in 1,876
Tennessee#308111 in 2,848
Arkansas#30991 in 2,263
California#309271 in 2,556
Illinois#355181 in 3,917
Florida#36961 in 2,965
New Jersey#39461 in 5,947
Michigan#399101 in 5,574
Ohio#407121 in 5,489
Mississippi#42261 in 4,057
Kentucky#43361 in 4,889
New York#434171 in 6,650
Indiana#43751 in 6,392
Georgia#43871 in 5,025
Texas#440191 in 3,526
Pennsylvania#54881 in 11,258
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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 1942

girls
#370
363 births · 1 in 3,721 girls

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #370Clarice363
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 3,721 of them was named Clarice, which outranked 93.1% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clarice
  1. #367Tommie367
  2. #368Judie366
  3. #369Gale365
  4. #370Clarice363
  5. #370Estelle363
  6. #372Josie362
  7. #373Alicia360
  8. #373Jeannie360

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

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

See the top 100 for 1942 →