ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1896 First Year 1936 Last Year 1922 Peak Year #1836 Peak Rank 303 Total Count 30 Years Active Advertisement 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Clarabel What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. The following list describes the characters that have appeared in the British children's book series The Railway Series, along with the television adaptation Thomas & Friends, which ran from 1984 until 2021\. The Railway Series is a series of 42 British books written by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FThe%5FRailway%5FSeries%5Fcharacters) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FThe%5FRailway%5FSeries%5Fcharacters) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Clarabel](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Main_Railway_Series_Characters.png/330px-Main_Railway_Series_Characters.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FThe%5FRailway%5FSeries%5Fcharacters) 📖 ## The Story of Clarabel The earliest SSA record of Clarabel as a baby girl name dates back to 1896, when 5 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Clarabel — #1,836 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Clarabels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1936 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 303 Clarabels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Clarabel Phonetically similar names — useful when Clarabel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Clarabelle](/clarabelle) * Carriable * Clearable * Colorable * Creable * [Claribel](/claribel) * Cribble * Kriebel * Grubble * Cripple * Klippel * Crumble Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Clarabel What does the name Clarabel mean? The following list describes the characters that have appeared in the British children's book series The Railway Series, along with the television adaptation Thomas & Friends, which ran from 1984 until 2021\. The Railway Series is a series of 42 British books written by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry. How popular is Clarabel in 2026? In 2026, Clarabel ranks #3,701 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year. When was Clarabel most popular? Clarabel reached its peak popularity in 1922, ranking #1,836 that year with 22 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Clarabel most popular? Clarabel has historically been most popular in Ohio, Pennsylvania. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Clarabel. Is Clarabel a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Clarabel is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Clarabel? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Clarabel include Texie, Marget, Perlie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧TexiePeak #1836](/texie)[👧MargetPeak #1836](/marget)[👧PerliePeak #1836](/perlie)[👧OdettaPeak #1836](/odetta)[👧YukiePeak #1836](/yukie)[👧AgripinaPeak #1836](/agripina)[👧GearldeanPeak #1836](/gearldean)[👧WillodenePeak #1836](/willodene) Advertisement ## About the name Clarabel Clarabel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 303 births in the dataset. Clarabel's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #1,836\. Use the chart and map above to compare Clarabel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1922 → ](/year/1922) * [ Names of the 1920s → ](/decade/1920s) * [ Names starting with "C" → ](/letter/c) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides. Advertisement