Clearence Name Popularity and Statistics

Clearence 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 Record1986
Total Recorded U.S. Births1,427
First Year on Record1897

Clearence Popularity by Year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1986Boys6#5,926
1978Boys5#5,772
1976Boys5#5,587
1971Boys8#3,658
1970Boys9#3,282
1969Boys7#3,595
1967Boys7#3,231
1966Boys9#2,784
1965Boys5#3,930
1963Boys7#3,318
1962Boys12#2,364
1961Boys11#2,538
1960Boys11#2,535
1959Boys12#2,414
1958Boys14#2,177
1957Boys16#2,019
1956Boys12#2,361
1955Boys9#2,764
1954Boys14#2,114
1953Boys20#1,709
1952Boys17#1,856
1951Boys15#1,972
1950Boys20#1,657
1949Boys28#1,380

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

These are the years with the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category, ordered from the largest total downward.

1927 · Boys

58 recorded births and rank #892.

1928 · Boys

55 recorded births and rank #902.

1929 · Boys

47 recorded births and rank #983.

1924 · Boys

47 recorded births and rank #1,032.

Where Clearence Ranked Highest in 1945

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

StateRankRecorded births
AL#4495

View the complete state-by-state table for Clearence