Clarabel
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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.
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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
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
- Carriable
- Clearable
- Colorable
- Creable
- Claribel
- Cribble
- Kriebel
- Grubble
- Cripple
- Klippel
- Crumble
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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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.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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