How Many People Are Named Clarinda?
An estimated 679 people in the United States have the first name Clarinda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Clarinda peaked in popularity in 1952 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clarinda 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 Clarinda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
679
About 1 in 504,793 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1952
35 births
Total Registered
1,325
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clarinda
Clarinda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,325 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Clarinda as a female name
Ranked #17,719 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1952 (35 births)
Clarinda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clarinda span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 218 babies were registered. Clarinda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clarinda by Decade
How has Clarinda 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.
Clarinda by State
Clarinda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clarinda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Clarinda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clarinda?
We estimate approximately 679 people named Clarinda 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 504,793 Americans share this first name.
Is Clarinda a common name?
Clarinda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,325 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clarinda most popular?
Clarinda reached peak popularity in 1952, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clarinda is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clarinda a female name?
Clarinda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clarinda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clarinda Smith, Clarinda Johnson, Clarinda 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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