Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Clarity

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,759 Trend ↑ Rising 32%
Rank 2025
#1,759
among girls · ↑1,103 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
115
named Clarity · +98% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,976
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
115 babies
All-time total
1,014
#7,449 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Clarity popularity over time

1,014 babies have been named Clarity since 1977, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 5 1 – #9,905
1980s 5 1 0% #10,812
1990s 18 2 +260% #11,102
2000s 123 12 +583% #6,174
2010s 428 43 +248% #2,720
2020s (to 2025) 435 73 +69% #1,759

Where Clarity 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 122 0.08 outside top 500
2027 128 0.08 outside top 500
2028 133 0.08 outside top 500
2029 138 0.09 outside top 500
2030 142 0.09 outside top 500

Where Clarity is most popular

Girls named Clarity per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.045 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Texas, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Clarity born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 28 0.065 +46%
Texas 46 0.057 +28%
Michigan 7 0.038 -14%
California 32 0.038 -15%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -29%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -41%
Illinois 5 0.022 -51%
Ohio 5 0.021 -53%
New York 5 0.013 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Clarity

Clarity is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,759 in 2025 with 115 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 1,014 American babies have been named Clarity. Its peak came in 2025, when 115 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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

How old are people named Clarity?

The median living Clarity is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 1,000 people named Clarity are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Clarity year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 115 #1,759
2024 58 #2,862
2023 57 #2,944
2022 68 #2,583
2021 65 #2,647
2020 72 #2,421
2019 59 #2,826
2018 50 #3,215
2017 59 #2,843
2016 36 #4,106
2015 51 #3,223
2014 64 #2,720
2013 38 #3,940
2012 28 #4,992
2011 17 #7,190
2010 26 #5,275
2009 21 #6,364
2008 22 #6,174
2007 15 #8,189
2006 10 #10,772
2005 10 #10,301
2004 16 #7,155
2003 6 #14,251
2002 9 #10,414
2001 9 #10,294
2000 5 #15,555
1995 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Clarity?

The median living Clarity is about 7 years old. Half of all living Claritys are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Clarity are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Clarity are alive in the United States, based on 1,014 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Clarity in 2025?

Clarity ranked #1,759 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 115 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Clarity?

1,014 babies have been named Clarity in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Clarity most popular?

Clarity peaked in 2025, when 115 newborns received the name.

Is Clarity a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Clarity rising or falling?

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

Will Clarity become more popular?

Clarity is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 142 girls named Clarity 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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