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girls' name ★ peaked 1921

Clarice

Meaning Poor Clare Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,111 Trend ↑ Rising 15%

Borrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (“Poor Clare”); see there for more.

Rank 2025
#3,111
among girls · ↓330 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
52
named Clarice · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,909
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1921
600 babies
All-time total
25,570
#917 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Clarice popularity over time

25,570 babies have been named Clarice since 1880, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 150 – 150 15 – #444
1890s 547 – 547 55 +265% #316
1900s 1,198 – 1,198 120 +119% #285
1910s 3,784 16 3,800 380 +217% #258
1920s 5,596 45 5,641 564 +48% #272
1930s 4,224 35 4,259 426 -24% #276
1940s 2,761 – 2,761 276 -35% #370
1950s 2,324 – 2,324 232 -16% #511
1960s 1,123 – 1,123 112 -52% #790
1970s 870 – 870 87 -23% #917
1980s 788 – 788 79 -9% #1,264
1990s 753 – 753 75 -4% #1,680
2000s 687 – 687 69 -9% #1,595
2010s 420 – 420 42 -39% #3,196
2020s (to 2025) 249 – 249 42 -1% #2,781

Where Clarice 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 53 0.03 outside top 500
2027 54 0.03 outside top 500
2028 54 0.03 outside top 500
2029 55 0.03 outside top 500
2030 56 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Clarice

Clarice is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,111 in 2025 with 52 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 25,570 American babies have been named Clarice. Its peak came in 1921, when 600 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

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 Clarice stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Clarice?

The median living Clarice is about 66 years old; half are between 40 and 79. An estimated 9,700 people named Clarice are alive in the United States today.

median 66 020406080100

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

Clarice year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 52 #3,111 – –
2024 61 #2,781 – –
2023 24 #5,277 – –
2022 32 #4,398 – –
2021 45 #3,449 – –
2020 35 #4,025 – –
2019 40 #3,735 – –
2018 48 #3,302 – –
2017 50 #3,207 – –
2016 43 #3,598 – –
2015 42 #3,667 – –
2014 51 #3,196 – –
2013 37 #4,020 – –
2012 37 #4,063 – –
2011 37 #4,017 – –
2010 35 #4,215 – –
2009 39 #3,959 – –
2008 47 #3,489 – –
2007 62 #2,896 – –
2006 49 #3,325 – –
2005 69 #2,505 – –
2004 69 #2,452 – –
2003 75 #2,267 – –
2002 91 #1,938 – –
2001 116 #1,595 – –
2000 70 #2,243 – –
1995 70 #1,956 – –
1990 70 #1,956 – –
1985 64 #1,764 – –
1980 74 #1,571 – –
1975 93 #1,232 – –
1970 79 #1,332 – –
1965 106 #1,014 – –
1960 168 #790 – –
1955 248 #581 – –
1950 243 #532 – –
1945 209 #508 – –
1940 309 #374 – –
1935 398 #310 – –
1930 536 #279 6 #3,657
1925 594 #272 5 #4,311
1920 553 #277 9 #3,002
1915 470 #270 – –
1910 182 #287 – –
1905 114 #315 – –
1900 113 #312 – –
1895 51 #393 – –
1890 22 #561 – –
1885 19 #487 – –
1880 9 #588 – –

Famous people named Clarice

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Clarice Lispector Clarice Lispector Ukrainian-born Brazilian writer (1920–1977) Contemporary
  2. 2 Clarice Orsini Clarice Orsini Wife of Lorenzo de' Medici 1453–1488 · Medieval
  3. 3 Clarice de' Medici Clarice de' Medici Italian nobility 1493–1528 · Medieval
  4. 4 Clarice Benini Clarice Benini Italian chess player (1905–1976) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Clarice?

The median living Clarice is about 66 years old. Half of all living Clarices are between 40 and 79 years old.

How many people named Clarice are alive today?

An estimated 9,700 people named Clarice are alive in the United States, based on 25,570 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Clarice mean?

Borrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (“Poor Clare”); see there for more.

How popular is the name Clarice in 2025?

Clarice ranked #3,111 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 52 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Clarice?

25,570 babies have been named Clarice in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Clarice most popular?

Clarice peaked in 1921, when 600 newborns received the name.

Is Clarice a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Clarice rising or falling?

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

Will Clarice become more popular?

Clarice is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 56 girls named Clarice in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Clarice?

Well-known people named Clarice include Clarice Lispector (writer), Clarice Orsini (companion), Clarice de' Medici (politician).

Names like Clarice

Names that sound and feel close to Clarice: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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