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Clarice

Girl

Meaning of Clarice: Latin: 'clear or bright'

Clarice is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3002nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3002

52 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

25,570

First recorded 1880 · peak 1921

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 89 babies1982: 102 babies1983: 68 babies1984: 84 babies1985: 64 babies1986: 82 babies1987: 79 babies1988: 83 babies1989: 63 babies1990: 70 babies19901991: 88 babies1992: 83 babies1993: 84 babies1994: 66 babies1995: 70 babies1996: 73 babies1997: 80 babies1998: 60 babies1999: 79 babies2000: 70 babies20002001: 116 babies2002: 91 babies2003: 75 babies2004: 69 babies2005: 69 babies2006: 49 babies2007: 62 babies2008: 47 babies2009: 39 babies2010: 35 babies20102011: 37 babies2012: 37 babies2013: 37 babies2014: 51 babies2015: 42 babies2016: 43 babies2017: 50 babies2018: 48 babies2019: 40 babies2020: 35 babies20202021: 45 babies2022: 32 babies2023: 24 babies2024: 61 babies2025: 52 babies
US babies named Clarice per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 116.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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