Clearence

KLIH-ruhns /ˈklɪɹəns/
boy 3 syllables fading

Clearence is a rare variant of Clarence that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Clearence is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1986. Clearence was first reported in SSA data in 1897 and peaked in 1927 (58 births).

About the name Clearence

PronunciationKLIH-ruhns /ˈklɪɹəns/
58peak births 1927
1897first in SSA data

Names similar to Clearence

How popular is Clearence?

Boys named Clearence
1897190019201940196019801986
Boys named Clearence per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1897–1986 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1986) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Clearence total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19866—#6,075
19785—#5,957
19765—#5,754
19718—#3,713
19709—#3,320
19697—#3,655
19677—#3,296
19669—#2,810
19655—#4,004
19637—#3,365
196212—#2,397
196111—#2,573
196011—#2,562
195912—#2,437
195814—#2,191
195716—#2,036
195612—#2,386
19559—#2,802
195414—#2,131
195320—#1,720
195217—#1,872
195115—#1,988
195020—#1,663
194928—#1,388
194819—#1,717
194722—#1,607
194624—#1,442
194531—#1,186
194427—#1,288
194327—#1,348
194245—#993
194125—#1,338
194032—#1,188
193933—#1,123
193832—#1,150
193723—#1,414
193628—#1,248
193530—#1,228
193435—#1,120
193339—#1,033
193246—#967
193134—#1,173
193044—#1,040
192947—#985
192855—#904
192758—#892
192634—#1,244
192532—#1,285
192447—#1,036
192327—#1,430
192234—#1,243
192136—#1,205
192023—#1,602
191924—#1,491
191822—#1,608
191723—#1,486
191619—#1,652
191511—#2,335
191414—#1,701
19137—#2,310
19126—#2,329
19116—#1,568
19098—#1,098
19077—#1,118
19006—#1,192
18976—#964