Clarion

Boy · recorded 1911–1948

  • 1948last recorded
  • 1911best year

Most popular in 1911.

Last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Clarion.

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Its story

Popularity since 1911

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 19 recorded years as a table
Clarion, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191122
19178
19187
19206
19226
19235
19246
19257
19275
19317
19326
19345
19356
19365
19404
19434
19444
19463
19483

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Clarion isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1948
5
Rank in 1948
#3,668
How rare
1 in 350,923 boys
Since 1911
113

Clarion was last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1911, at 22 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Clarion doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.