Clarice
A medieval form of the Latin Claritia, derived from clarus, meaning bright, clear, or famous. It appears in Old French romances about Charlemagne's knights.
Clarice in 2025
Clarice was given to 52 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,486th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 63,757 babies born.
The history of Clarice
Clarice reached its highest point in 1921, when 600 babies were given the name, ranking 496th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 434th, in 1906.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 25,570 babies have been named Clarice. Half of them were born before 1932, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Clarice by decade
| Decade | Babies named Clarice | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 150 | 753 |
| 1890s | 547 | 511 |
| 1900s | 1,198 | 434 |
| 1910s | 3,800 | 438 |
| 1920s | 5,641 | 490 |
| 1930s | 4,259 | 504 |
| 1940s | 2,761 | 685 |
| 1950s | 2,324 | 918 |
| 1960s | 1,123 | 1,370 |
| 1970s | 870 | 1,584 |
| 1980s | 788 | 2,084 |
| 1990s | 753 | 2,791 |
| 2000s | 687 | 2,739 |
| 2010s | 420 | 5,531 |
| 2020s | 249 | 4,950 |
Where Clarice is heading
Clarice has risen 24% over the past decade, from 42 babies in 2015 to 52 in 2025.
Names like Clarice
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Clarice.