How Many People Are Named Clarine?
An estimated 319 people in the United States have the first name Clarine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Clarine peaked in popularity in 1923 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clarine 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 Clarine paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Clarine is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
319
About 1 in 1,074,465 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1923
63 births
Total Registered
1,659
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clarine
Clarine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,659 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Clarine as a female name
Ranked #6,607 in 1975
8 female births in 1975
Peak: 1923 (63 births)
Clarine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clarine span from the 1900s to the 1970s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 527 babies were registered. Clarine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clarine by Decade
How has Clarine 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.
Clarine by State
Birth registrations for Clarine span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, Arkansas. On average, about 35 Clarines were registered per state.
Clarine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clarine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clarine
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Clarine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clarine?
We estimate approximately 319 people named Clarine 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 1,074,465 Americans share this first name.
Is Clarine a common name?
Clarine is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,659 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clarine most popular?
Clarine reached peak popularity in 1923, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clarine is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clarine a female name?
Clarine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clarine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clarine Smith, Clarine Johnson, Clarine 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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