How Many People Are Named Clarice?
An estimated 8,095 people in the United States have the first name Clarice. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Clarice peaked in popularity in 1921 with 600 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clarice 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 Clarice paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Clarice is overwhelmingly female, 96 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
8,095
About 1 in 42,341 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1921
600 births
Total Registered
25,517
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clarice
Clarice is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25,517 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Clarice as a male name
Ranked #2,670 in 1936
8 male births in 1936
Peak: 1927 (12 births)
Clarice as a female name
Ranked #2,796 in 2024
60 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (600 births)
Clarice: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clarice span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 5,641 babies were registered. Clarice has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clarice by Decade
How has Clarice 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.
Clarice by State
Birth registrations for Clarice span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Minnesota. The lowest are in Wyoming, New Mexico, Rhode Island. On average, about 403 Clarices were registered per state.
Clarice + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clarice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clarice
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Clarice: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clarice?
We estimate approximately 8,095 people named Clarice 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 42,341 Americans share this first name.
Is Clarice a common name?
Clarice is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25,517 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clarice most popular?
Clarice reached peak popularity in 1921, when 600 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clarice is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clarice a female name?
Clarice is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clarice Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clarice Smith, Clarice Johnson, Clarice 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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