How Many People Are Named Clearance?
An estimated 181 people in the United States have the first name Clearance. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Clearance peaked in popularity in 1925 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clearance 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 Clearance paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Clearance is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
181
About 1 in 1,893,670 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1925
28 births
Total Registered
652
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clearance
Clearance is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 652 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Clearance as a male name
Ranked #3,680 in 1972
8 male births in 1972
Peak: 1925 (28 births)
Clearance: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clearance span from the 1900s to the 1970s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 204 babies were registered. Clearance has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clearance by Decade
How has Clearance 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.
Clearance by State
Birth registrations for Clearance span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Texas, North Carolina, Georgia. On average, about 5 Clearances were registered per state.
Clearance + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clearance as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clearance
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Clearance: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clearance?
We estimate approximately 181 people named Clearance 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 1,893,670 Americans share this first name.
Is Clearance a common name?
Clearance is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 652 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clearance most popular?
Clearance reached peak popularity in 1925, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clearance is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clearance a male name?
Clearance is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clearance Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clearance Smith, Clearance Johnson, Clearance 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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