How Many People Are Named Claiborn?
An estimated 4 people in the United States have the first name Claiborn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 93 years old, and Claiborn peaked in popularity in 1935 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Claiborn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Claiborn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 93, Claiborn is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1943.
- Claiborn is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
4
About 1 in 85,688,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
93
years old
Peak Year
1935
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Claiborn
Claiborn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Claiborn as a male name
Ranked #3,604 in 1946
5 male births in 1946
Peak: 1935 (6 births)
Claiborn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Claiborn span from the 1920s to the 1940s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 10 babies were registered. While Claiborn is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Claiborn by Decade
How has Claiborn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Claiborn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Claiborn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Claiborn
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Claiborn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Claiborn?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Claiborn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 85,688,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Claiborn a common name?
Claiborn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 6.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Claiborn most popular?
Claiborn reached peak popularity in 1935, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Claiborn is approximately 93 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Claiborn a male name?
Claiborn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Claiborn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Claiborn Smith, Claiborn Johnson, Claiborn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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