Clarance
Meaning
“A variant spelling of Clarence, an English title name after the Duke of Clarence, ultimately Latin clarus, bright.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Clarance has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Clarance
Most people given the name Clarance in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Clarance you meet today is most often in his 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Clarance deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Clarance truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Clarance fits with your family’s names and surname.
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