Meaning and history
Clarence comes from the Latin title Clarensis, used by members of the British royal family and ultimately derived from the name of the town of Clare in Suffolk. As a given name, it has been in use since the 19th century.
20062006: 249 births, rank #816
2007: 251 births, rank #845
2008: 218 births, rank #932
2009: 193 births, rank #1,014
2010: 199 births, rank #989
20112011: 191 births, rank #1,010
2012: 191 births, rank #1,023
2013: 176 births, rank #1,065
2014: 197 births, rank #1,028
2015: 185 births, rank #1,070
20162016: 156 births, rank #1,208
2017: 158 births, rank #1,182
2018: 173 births, rank #1,119
2019: 169 births, rank #1,152
2020: 135 births, rank #1,325
20212021: 129 births, rank #1,419
2022: 137 births, rank #1,366
2023: 112 births, rank #1,558
2024: 113 births, rank #1,551
20252025: 117 births, rank #1,499
Clarence moved from #932 to #989 for boys between 2008 and 2010. Its highest annual birth count came in 1921, with 7,332 births.