Is Clarence a boy or girl name?
Clarence is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 111 boys were named Clarence, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 305,304 US babies named Clarence were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,558
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Clarence since 1880
- 305,304
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 7,367 babies
Boys and girls named Clarence, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,760 | 17 | 0.2% |
| 1890s | 11,901 | 48 | 0.4% |
| 1900s | 13,573 | 78 | 0.6% |
| 1910s | 49,196 | 272 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 66,574 | 405 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 42,677 | 282 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 36,197 | 205 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 29,486 | 181 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 17,502 | 162 | 0.9% |
| 1970s | 10,667 | 125 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 7,364 | 74 | 1% |
| 1990s | 4,539 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 2,591 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,794 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 624 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 111 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 112 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 137 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 129 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 135 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 169 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 173 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 158 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 156 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 184 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 197 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 176 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 191 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 191 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 199 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 192 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 218 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 251 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 249 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 297 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 250 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 260 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 262 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 302 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 310 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 317 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 349 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 362 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 376 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 425 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 483 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 499 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 518 | #429 | 5 | #13,723 |
| 1991 | 592 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 618 | #375 | 5 | #13,410 |
| 1989 | 635 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 655 | #328 | 9 | #7,824 |
| 1987 | 632 | #325 | 12 | #5,997 |
| 1986 | 693 | #296 | 5 | #11,279 |
| 1985 | 675 | #304 | 10 | #6,554 |
| 1984 | 732 | #284 | 9 | #6,918 |
| 1983 | 795 | #260 | 8 | #7,433 |
| 1982 | 842 | #259 | 12 | #5,606 |
| 1981 | 846 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 859 | #257 | 9 | #6,895 |
| 1979 | 911 | #241 | 5 | #10,494 |
| 1978 | 935 | #226 | 14 | #4,720 |
| 1977 | 886 | #237 | 11 | #5,581 |
| 1976 | 953 | #219 | 17 | #3,838 |
| 1975 | 909 | #225 | 10 | #5,605 |
| 1974 | 1,005 | #213 | 13 | #4,504 |
| 1973 | 1,100 | #200 | 11 | #4,927 |
| 1972 | 1,214 | #191 | 10 | #5,168 |
| 1971 | 1,370 | #187 | 17 | #3,671 |
| 1970 | 1,384 | #193 | 17 | #3,613 |
| 1969 | 1,337 | #195 | 13 | #3,985 |
| 1968 | 1,381 | #184 | 17 | #3,196 |
| 1967 | 1,376 | #182 | 13 | #3,692 |
| 1966 | 1,531 | #176 | 23 | #2,528 |
| 1965 | 1,802 | #166 | 14 | #3,425 |
| 1964 | 1,775 | #166 | 22 | #2,688 |
| 1963 | 1,963 | #163 | 12 | #3,836 |
| 1962 | 1,949 | #163 | 20 | #2,751 |
| 1961 | 2,190 | #155 | 11 | #4,052 |
| 1960 | 2,198 | #157 | 17 | #3,007 |
| 1959 | 2,379 | #147 | 19 | #2,688 |
| 1958 | 2,525 | #138 | 19 | #2,678 |
| 1957 | 2,627 | #135 | 14 | #3,172 |
| 1956 | 2,953 | #120 | 18 | #2,735 |
| 1955 | 3,016 | #117 | 17 | #2,745 |
| 1954 | 3,181 | #108 | 17 | #2,709 |
| 1953 | 3,076 | #108 | 19 | #2,439 |
| 1952 | 3,157 | #102 | 17 | #2,594 |
| 1951 | 3,232 | #98 | 24 | #2,027 |
| 1950 | 3,340 | #95 | 17 | #2,450 |
| 1949 | 3,395 | #94 | 23 | #2,022 |
| 1948 | 3,790 | #87 | 17 | #2,426 |
| 1947 | 3,920 | #88 | 18 | #2,365 |
| 1946 | 3,568 | #89 | 21 | #2,037 |
| 1945 | 3,196 | #82 | 23 | #1,756 |
| 1944 | 3,575 | #74 | 22 | #1,816 |
| 1943 | 3,854 | #68 | 18 | #2,088 |
| 1942 | 3,741 | #67 | 18 | #2,061 |
| 1941 | 3,671 | #62 | 23 | #1,657 |
| 1940 | 3,487 | #64 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1939 | 3,483 | #60 | 18 | #1,891 |
| 1938 | 3,638 | #58 | 26 | #1,484 |
| 1937 | 3,756 | #54 | 21 | #1,689 |
| 1936 | 3,772 | #52 | 19 | #1,749 |
| 1935 | 4,080 | #48 | 18 | #1,856 |
| 1934 | 4,213 | #45 | 26 | #1,447 |
| 1933 | 4,280 | #43 | 27 | #1,407 |
| 1932 | 4,895 | #40 | 36 | #1,195 |
| 1931 | 5,062 | #39 | 45 | #1,045 |
| 1930 | 5,498 | #39 | 46 | #1,088 |
| 1929 | 5,729 | #37 | 43 | #1,121 |
| 1928 | 6,068 | #35 | 48 | #1,086 |
| 1927 | 6,460 | #32 | 38 | #1,282 |
| 1926 | 6,537 | #29 | 38 | #1,267 |
| 1925 | 6,670 | #30 | 43 | #1,179 |
| 1924 | 6,895 | #29 | 45 | #1,170 |
| 1923 | 6,801 | #29 | 35 | #1,329 |
| 1922 | 6,861 | #29 | 36 | #1,313 |
| 1921 | 7,332 | #28 | 35 | #1,344 |
| 1920 | 7,221 | #26 | 44 | #1,134 |
| 1919 | 6,825 | #25 | 46 | #1,078 |
| 1918 | 7,187 | #23 | 40 | #1,189 |
| 1917 | 6,587 | #25 | 36 | #1,210 |
| 1916 | 6,304 | #24 | 27 | #1,413 |
| 1915 | 6,267 | #24 | 26 | #1,411 |
| 1914 | 4,909 | #22 | 30 | #1,100 |
| 1913 | 4,046 | #21 | 22 | #1,180 |
| 1912 | 3,590 | #21 | 15 | #1,427 |
| 1911 | 1,775 | #23 | 15 | #1,180 |
| 1910 | 1,706 | #20 | 15 | #1,178 |
| 1909 | 1,518 | #19 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 1,428 | #19 | 7 | #1,707 |
| 1907 | 1,389 | #18 | 11 | #1,218 |
| 1906 | 1,319 | #18 | 14 | #1,008 |
| 1905 | 1,377 | #17 | 8 | #1,440 |
| 1904 | 1,310 | #17 | 9 | #1,273 |
| 1903 | 1,261 | #17 | 6 | #1,635 |
| 1902 | 1,292 | #17 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 1,196 | #17 | 12 | #964 |
| 1900 | 1,483 | #18 | 11 | #1,180 |
| 1899 | 1,139 | #17 | 9 | #1,112 |
| 1898 | 1,326 | #17 | 6 | #1,535 |
| 1897 | 1,201 | #17 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 1,254 | #17 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 1,326 | #17 | 14 | #867 |
| 1894 | 1,185 | #17 | 8 | #1,151 |
| 1893 | 1,169 | #17 | 6 | #1,307 |
| 1892 | 1,276 | #17 | 5 | #1,491 |
| 1891 | 1,007 | #17 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 1,018 | #17 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 984 | #17 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 1,022 | #17 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 892 | #17 | 5 | #1,172 |
| 1886 | 995 | #17 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 906 | #17 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 889 | #18 | 5 | #1,055 |
| 1883 | 837 | #18 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 837 | #20 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 668 | #21 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 730 | #22 | 7 | #687 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Clarence reached #17 in 1885. As a girl name, it reached #687 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Clarence
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.