Clarion
The Story of Clarion
As a girl name
American parents first put Clarion on the record books as a girl name in 1988, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 5 Clarions were born — ranking #11,798 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Clarions. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1991 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 10 Clarions have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Clarion on the record books as a boy name in 1911, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 8 Clarions were born — ranking #3,155 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Clarions. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1948 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 113 Clarions have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Clarion
Clarion is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 113 births in the dataset. Clarion's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #3,155. Use the chart and map above to compare Clarion'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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