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Clarence

“From the town of Clare, via the royal title Duke of Clarence” — English, from the placename Clare origin

Boy's name · #1499 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Clarence has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #17 (1885) · 303,564 babies named Clarence all-time · 1 in 14,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,100 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 8,800 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Clarences

• Clarence Seedorf — Dutch association football player and manager
• Clarence Darrow — American lawyer and politician (1857–1938)
• Clarence Thomas — Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991
• Clarence Brown — American film director (1890–1987)
• Clarence Clemons — American saxophonist (1942–2011)

In stories & tradition

• Clarence (Eustace Scrubb) — The Voyage of the Dawn Treader · The Silver Chair
• Clarence Boddicker — RoboCop
• Clarence Odbody — It's a Wonderful Life · Clarence

What Clarences become

Among 1,233 notable people named Clarence:

Business leaders appear 1.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Clarence Dillon, American banker.

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