A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Clarence
deliberate · procedural · creased
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe name traces to the Latin title Clarensis, created for the English dukedom centered on the town of Clare in Suffolk. Lionel of Antwerp was made Duke of Clarence in 1362, establishing the title in royal succession. American parents adopted it steadily through the late nineteenth century as an English import before it settled into everyday use across small towns.
Also answers toClare
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 7,367 souls, A.D. 1921 2025
2025: 117 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
63 yrs
Most Clarences were born around 1954 — remembers exactly where the TV was in July 1969.
Peak Reign
1921
№28 that year
Generation
Boomer, 43%
then Gen X 20% · Silent 18%
Rarity
Top 500 all-time
≈305K ever born · now falling
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Clarence grew up with
SSA DataDavy Crockett caps·TV dinners·transistor radios
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Clarence peaked in 1921.
Estimated average age: 63.
What people think
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Clarence sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
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Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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The public has not yet weighed in on Clarence. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenA Clarence is rarely pictured under retirement age. The name reads as a man with a vinyl pocket protector and an enduring suspicion of digital thermostats. It suggests an uncle who still keeps receipts in shoe boxes and knows the exact boundary of his corner lot. The record confirms the trajectory: only 117 boys received the name in 2025.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name reached its high-water mark in 1921, logging about seven thousand births to finish twenty-eighth among American boys.
Field Note 02
The estimated average age of surviving holders is sixty-three, with forty-three percent belonging to the Baby Boom cohort.
Field Note 03
About one percent of the roughly 305,000 Americans given the name were female, documented in the earliest pages of the ledger.
Notable Clarences
AI-WrittenClarence Darrowdefense attorney, b. 1857
Clarence Birdseyeinventor, b. 1886
Clarence Clemonssaxophonist, b. 1942
Clarence ThomasSupreme Court justice, b. 1948
Ephemera — If Clarence were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Color
Loden green
Job
County probate clerk
Vehicle
1978 Buick LeSabre
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