Clearance Name Popularity and Statistics

Clearance is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1972
Total Recorded U.S. Births652
First Year on Record1903

Clearance popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1972Boys8#3,622
1971Boys7#3,963
1965Boys5#3,930
1963Boys8#3,044
1962Boys5#4,033
1960Boys10#2,685
1959Boys6#3,619
1957Boys6#3,552
1956Boys6#3,535
1955Boys8#2,964
1954Boys6#3,452
1953Boys9#2,709
1951Boys8#2,844
1950Boys7#3,021
1949Boys5#3,690
1948Boys8#2,788
1947Boys15#1,988
1946Boys5#3,525
1945Boys10#2,242
1944Boys13#1,988
1943Boys15#1,910
1942Boys22#1,496
1941Boys16#1,759
1940Boys13#1,983

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1925 · Boys

28 recorded births and rank #1,390.

1934 · Boys

25 recorded births and rank #1,357.

1928 · Boys

25 recorded births and rank #1,480.

1927 · Boys

25 recorded births and rank #1,516.

Where Clearance ranked highest in 1940

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

TX
Rank #839 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Clearance