Clarence

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A few things about Clarence you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Clarence

Clarence Seedorf

Dutch association football player and manager

Choose Clarence and your child shares a first name with Clarence Seedorf, a Dutch association football player and manager. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Clarence, like who?” Clarence Seedorf's Wikipedia article is available in 66 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 14,599 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Clarence, 117 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Clarence would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryClarence has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Clarences, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1905, when it ranked #17. Today it's #1,499, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowClarence was 2.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 6,337 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 14,599.
• 🍂TrendClarence has slipped 174 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,499. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedClarence is most popular in Louisiana, where it ranks #775, followed by Missouri (#869) and Michigan (#999). It's in the top 1,000 in 4 states.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Clarence means “from Clare”. Our records link it to English and Latin roots.

About the name Clarence

Clarence is a boy name of English and Latin origin meaning “from Clare”. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-nce”. US birth records list Clarence for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked #17 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,499, with 117 babies.

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