Name Legacy

Clarinda

Recorded 1880–2006 · United States

Clarinda was most popular in 1952, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,770 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,325 people named Clarinda.

Most popular in1952
Rank that year#2,770
Births that year35
Total since 18801,325
Given to100% girls

Clarinda over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Clarinda’s peak in 1952. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Clarinda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Clarinda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,325 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org