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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Clearence

Clearence was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 892nd with 58 babies. More babies were named Clearence in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192758 babies
Total since 1880
1,427babies recorded

Clearence popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#3,3209
1960#2,56211
1950#1,66320
1940#1,18832
1930#1,04044
1920#1,60223
1910——
1900#1,1926
1890——
1880——

How popular is Clearence, counting every spelling?

Clearence has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Clearence?

About 300 people born in the US named Clearence are alive today, with a median age of 75; half are between 67 and 82. That makes Clearence 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.

Clearence by state

How common Clearence was among boys born in each state in 1925–1929, around its peak. In 44 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesKY0.11West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesVA0.12Maryland: 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: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTN0.10North 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesLA0.06Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAL0.05Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Clearence, boys, 1925–1929. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Clearence

How popular is the name Clearence?

Clearence was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 892nd with 58 babies. More babies were named Clearence in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Clearence a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,427 boys.

Where was Clearence most popular?

In 1925–1929, Clearence was most common in Virginia (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Tennessee.