How Many People Are Named Clarance?
An estimated 1,163 people in the United States have the first name Clarance. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Clarance peaked in popularity in 1926 with 109 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clarance 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 Clarance paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Clarance is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
1,163
About 1 in 294,716 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1926
109 births
Total Registered
4,078
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clarance
Clarance is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,078 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Clarance as a male name
Ranked #10,068 in 2009
7 male births in 2009
Peak: 1926 (109 births)
Clarance: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clarance span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 928 babies were registered. Clarance has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clarance by Decade
How has Clarance 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.
Clarance by State
Birth registrations for Clarance span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in Kansas, Illinois, West Virginia. On average, about 81 Clarances were registered per state.
Clarance + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clarance as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clarance
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Clarance: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clarance?
We estimate approximately 1,163 people named Clarance 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 294,716 Americans share this first name.
Is Clarance a common name?
Clarance is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,078 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clarance most popular?
Clarance reached peak popularity in 1926, when 109 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clarance is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clarance a male name?
Clarance is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clarance Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clarance Smith, Clarance Johnson, Clarance 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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