Clarence

Boy English #1558 in 2023

Clarence is a boy name of English origin.

Meaning of Clarence

Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, from t=from the town of Clare, (the town of Clare, Suffolk), although it has also been associated with Chiarenza, Clarentza, &c., a former fortress and settlement in the medieval Frankish Principality of Achaea in Greece.

Popularity of Clarence

Popularity, 1880–2023

112 births in 2023

1880 2023

303,334 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1921

7,367 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.