Clarabelle: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,281

among girls · ↓148 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Clarabelle · -6% vs 2024

How common

1 in 48,705

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1919

76 babies

All-time total

1,945

#4,787 all-time among girls

First recorded

1884

in Social Security records

Clarabelle popularity over time

1,945 babies have been named Clarabelle since 1884, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	12	1	–	#870
1890s	26	3	+117%	#1,187
1900s	83	8	+219%	#1,019
1910s	384	38	+363%	#806
1920s	573	57	+49%	#895
1930s	308	31	-46%	#972
1940s	51	5	-83%	#2,594
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	5	1	–	#13,914
2000s	69	7	+1280%	#7,765
2010s	246	25	+257%	#4,180
2020s (to 2025)	188	31	+27%	#3,948

Where Clarabelle is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	35	0.02	outside top 500
2027	37	0.02	outside top 500
2028	38	0.02	outside top 500
2029	40	0.02	outside top 500
2030	41	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Clarabelle

Clarabelle is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,281 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 1,945 American babies have been named Clarabelle. Its peak came in 1919, when 76 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Clarabelle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Clarabelle?

The median living Clarabelle is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 19. An estimated 600 people named Clarabelle are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Clarabelle year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	33	#4,281
2024	35	#4,133
2023	28	#4,782
2022	25	#5,201
2021	37	#3,948
2020	30	#4,474
2019	26	#5,063
2018	18	#6,585
2017	30	#4,600
2016	35	#4,180
2015	30	#4,619
2014	22	#5,837
2013	29	#4,784
2012	16	#7,528
2011	19	#6,625
2010	21	#6,230
2009	16	#7,765
2008	10	#10,980
2007	10	#11,008
2006	10	#10,771
2005	9	#11,116
2004	–	–
2003	6	#14,250
2002	–	–
2001	8	#11,238
2000	–	–
1995	–	–
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	6	#4,108
1940	11	#2,594
1935	22	#1,616
1930	57	#972
1925	48	#1,102
1920	66	#895
1915	47	#971
1910	22	#920
1905	5	#1,990
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Clarabelle, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Clarabelle?

The median living Clarabelle is about 10 years old. Half of all living Clarabelles are between 4 and 19 years old.

How many people named Clarabelle are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Clarabelle are alive in the United States, based on 1,945 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Clarabelle in 2025?

Clarabelle ranked #4,281 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Clarabelle?

1,945 babies have been named Clarabelle in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Clarabelle most popular?

Clarabelle peaked in 1919, when 76 newborns received the name.

Is Clarabelle a boy or girl name?

Clarabelle is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Clarabelle rising or falling?

Clarabelle is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Clarabelle become more popular?

Clarabelle is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 41 girls named Clarabelle in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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