Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Clarice

Gender

Female

Origin

French
Bright, Shining, Clear

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Clarice

Pronunciation

c-lari-ce, cl(a)-rice

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1927 (rank #2408, 12 births); most recent 1936 (rank #2630, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1921 (rank #275, 600 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3100, 52 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–52
2024–60
2023–24
2022–32
2021–45
2020–35
2019–40
2018–48
2017–50
2016–43

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #753, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20254
20244
20236
20225
20214
20207
20193
20185
20175
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #1105, 37 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3930, 5 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20235
20229
20219
202015
201910
201812
201715
201615
201512
201424

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #374, 7 births); most recent 2003 (rank #655, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1927 (rank #135, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence