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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Claiborne

Claiborne was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 996th; the most babies were born in 1918 (27). More babies were named Claiborne in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191827 babies
Total since 1880
1,237babies recorded

Claiborne popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 27 since 1991.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#12,5935
2000#7,5658
1990#5,9218
1980#4,5678
1970#3,3199
1960#2,70910
1950#2,8078
1940#1,99913
1930#2,32312
1920#1,60123
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Claiborne, counting every spelling?

Claiborne has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Claiborne?

About 600 people born in the US named Claiborne are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 33 and 70. That makes Claiborne mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Claiborne by state

How common Claiborne was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesVA0.05Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesLA0.20Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Claiborne, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Claiborne: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Claiborne, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Claiborne

How popular is the name Claiborne?

Claiborne was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 996th; the most babies were born in 1918 (27). More babies were named Claiborne in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Claiborne a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Claiborne in the US.

Where was Claiborne most popular?

In 1916–1920, Claiborne was most common in Louisiana (0.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and North Carolina.