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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Clarinda

Clarinda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 688th; the most babies were born in 1952 (35). More babies were named Clarinda in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195235 babies
Total since 1880
1,325babies recorded

Clarinda popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#15,5545
1990#8,6289
1980#5,02714
1970#3,45518
1960#4,22810
1950#1,76529
1940#2,9979
1930#3,3988
1920#3,14710
1910#1,8018
1900#1,3399
1890——
1880#6887

How popular is Clarinda, counting every spelling?

Clarinda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Clarinda?

About 700 people born in the US named Clarinda are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 48 and 71. That makes Clarinda a name most people associate with older generations.

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.

Clarinda by state

How common Clarinda was among girls born in each state in 1950–1954, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five girls 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: 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: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 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: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 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, Clarinda, girls, 1950–1954. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Clarinda

How popular is the name Clarinda?

Clarinda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 688th; the most babies were born in 1952 (35). More babies were named Clarinda in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Clarinda a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,325 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Clarinda most popular?

In 1950–1954, Clarinda was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).