Clarence
2 countries#1499 in United States, 2025US
#1499
in United States, 2025
FR
#851
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
308,307
Peak year (United States)
1921
Peak-year count
7,367
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Clarence was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
305,423 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1499 · peaked in 1921 with 7,367 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
2,884 births recorded 1947–2022 · currently #851 · peaked in 2006 with 137 births
Most common in: Paris, La Réunion, Rhône, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Clarence’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #816 | — |
| 2007 | #845 | ↓29 |
| 2008 | #932 | ↓87 |
| 2009 | #1014 | ↓82 |
| 2010 | #989 | ↑25 |
| 2011 | #1010 | ↓21 |
| 2012 | #1023 | ↓13 |
| 2013 | #1065 | ↓42 |
| 2014 | #1028 | ↑37 |
| 2015 | #1070 | ↓42 |
| 2016 | #1208 | ↓138 |
| 2017 | #1182 | ↑26 |
| 2018 | #1119 | ↑63 |
| 2019 | #1152 | ↓33 |
| 2020 | #1325 | ↓173 |
| 2021 | #1419 | ↓94 |
| 2022 | #1366 | ↑53 |
| 2023 | #1558 | ↓192 |
| 2024 | #1551 | ↑7 |
| 2025 | #1499 | ↑52 |
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