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Clearance

Recorded 1903–1972 · United States

Clearance was most popular in 1925, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,804 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 652 people named Clearance.

Most popular in1925
Rank that year#2,804
Births that year28
Total since 1880652
Given to100% boys

Clearance over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Clearance’s peak in 1925. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Clearance a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Clearance is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 652 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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