Name meaning & stats
Clarence
Clarence means “from the town of Clare”. 111,641 US babies since 1940, peak 1947.
What it means
“from the town of Clare”
Well documented
Originally a surname.
In US birth records
Peak year: 1947
111,641 US babies were named Clarence between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Clarence (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Clarence is the main spelling
- Clarence 99%
- Clarance 1%
- Clarnce <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1947)