Claren
The Story of Claren
As a girl name
American parents first put Claren on the record books as a girl name in 1946, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1946, when 5 Clarens were born — ranking #4,960 that year. About 60% of every Claren on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Claren last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 25 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Claren as a boy name dates back to 1919, when 5 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Claren — #3,450 in the national rankings. About 71% of every Claren on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Claren last appeared in the published SSA data in 1929, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Claren
Claren is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Claren's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #4,960. Use the chart and map above to compare Claren'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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