Clarence

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Clarence is a masculine given name. It was adopted as a first name from the title of Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, who was the eldest son of Edward VII.

From Wikipedia

Clarence first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 7,332 babies (rank #28 that year). In 2024 it was given to 111 boys (rank #1,558). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Clarence

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Clarence yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

305,304

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

7,332

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Clarence

Clarence Seedorfassociation football player · b. 1976
Clarence Darrowjurist · b. 1857
Clarence Thomasjurist · b. 1948
Clarence Brownproducer · b. 1890
Clarence Clemonssaxophonist · b. 1942

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	730	#22
1881	668	#21
1882	837	#20
1883	837	#18
1884	889	#18
1885	906	#17
1886	995	#17
1887	892	#17
1888	1,022	#17
1889	984	#17
1890	1,018	#17
1891	1,007	#17
1892	1,276	#17
1893	1,169	#17
1894	1,185	#17
1895	1,326	#17
1896	1,254	#17
1897	1,201	#17
1898	1,326	#17
1899	1,139	#17
1900	1,483	#18
1901	1,196	#17
1902	1,292	#17
1903	1,261	#17
1904	1,310	#17
1905	1,377	#17
1906	1,319	#18
1907	1,389	#18
1908	1,428	#19
1909	1,518	#19
1910	1,706	#20
1911	1,775	#23
1912	3,590	#21
1913	4,046	#21
1914	4,909	#22
1915	6,267	#24
1916	6,304	#24
1917	6,587	#25
1918	7,187	#23
1919	6,825	#25
1920	7,221	#26
1921	7,332	#28
1922	6,861	#29
1923	6,801	#29
1924	6,895	#29
1925	6,670	#30
1926	6,537	#29
1927	6,460	#32
1928	6,068	#35
1929	5,729	#37
1930	5,498	#39
1931	5,062	#39
1932	4,895	#40
1933	4,280	#43
1934	4,213	#45
1935	4,080	#48
1936	3,772	#52
1937	3,756	#54
1938	3,638	#58
1939	3,483	#60
1940	3,487	#64
1941	3,671	#62
1942	3,741	#67
1943	3,854	#68
1944	3,575	#74
1945	3,196	#82
1946	3,568	#89
1947	3,920	#88
1948	3,790	#87
1949	3,395	#94
1950	3,340	#95
1951	3,232	#98
1952	3,157	#102
1953	3,076	#108
1954	3,181	#108
1955	3,016	#117
1956	2,953	#120
1957	2,627	#135
1958	2,525	#138
1959	2,379	#147
1960	2,198	#157
1961	2,190	#155
1962	1,949	#163
1963	1,963	#163
1964	1,775	#166
1965	1,802	#166
1966	1,531	#176
1967	1,376	#182
1968	1,381	#184
1969	1,337	#195
1970	1,384	#193
1971	1,370	#187
1972	1,214	#191
1973	1,100	#200
1974	1,005	#213
1975	909	#225
1976	953	#219
1977	886	#237
1978	935	#226
1979	911	#241
1980	859	#257
1981	846	#257
1982	842	#259
1983	795	#260
1984	732	#284
1985	675	#304
1986	693	#296
1987	632	#325
1988	655	#328
1989	635	#357
1990	618	#375
1991	592	#382
1992	518	#429
1993	499	#441
1994	483	#455
1995	425	#499
1996	376	#527
1997	362	#546
1998	349	#565
1999	317	#598
2000	310	#614
2001	302	#627
2002	262	#693
2003	260	#715
2004	250	#745
2005	297	#694
2006	249	#817
2007	251	#845
2008	218	#932
2009	192	#1,019
2010	199	#989
2011	191	#1,011
2012	191	#1,023
2013	176	#1,065
2014	197	#1,027
2015	184	#1,073
2016	156	#1,211
2017	158	#1,181
2018	173	#1,119
2019	169	#1,151
2020	135	#1,325
2021	129	#1,418
2022	137	#1,366
2023	112	#1,558
2024	111	#1,558