Clarance
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #399 in 1882
0 babies were named Clarance in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryClarance has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Clarances, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 1882, when it reached #399.
About the name Clarance
Clarance is a boy name of Latin origin. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-nce”. US birth records list Clarance for boys from 1880 to 2009, in 116 of those 130 years. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked #399 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2009, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Latin names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 97 | 10,332 boys |
| 1890s | 107 | 9,313 boys |
| 1900s | 145 | 6,916 boys |
| 1910s | 91 | 10,946 boys |
| 1920s | 84 | 11,879 boys |
| 1930s | 72 | 13,856 boys |
| 1940s | 38 | 26,638 boys |
| 1950s | 19 | 53,850 boys |
| 1960s | 12 | 86,957 boys |
| 1970s | 6.6 | 150,602 boys |
| 1980s | 3.9 | 253,807 boys |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 628,931 boys |
| 2000s | 0.6 | 1,666,667 boys |
More Latin boy names
- Boy name: Oliver · olive tree
- Boy name: Theodore · gift of God
- Boy name: Lucas · man from Lucania
- Unisex name: Elias · my God is Yahweh
- Unisex name: Luca · man from Lucania
- Boy name: Sebastian · venerable
- Boy name: Leo · lion
- Boy name: Alexander · defender of men
Questions about the name Clarance
What is the origin of the name Clarance?
Clarance has Latin roots in our records. Other Latin names include Oliver, Theodore, Lucas.
Is Clarance a boy or girl name?
Clarance is a boy name.
How popular is the name Clarance?
Clarance is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2009. It peaked at #399 in 1882.