Clarice

Clarice: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bright; clear; famous”
Origin: Latin
Say it: kluh-REESS · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From the medieval name Clarice, related to Clarissa and ultimately to Latin clarus 'clear, bright, famous'. It has been used in both French and English.

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How popular is Clarice?

202418.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Clarice in 202460

2024 rank#2,793 girls

Peak year1906

Total US babies since 188025,517

Clarice is steady now but far below its 1906 peak.

Names like Clarice

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Clarice questions

What does the name Clarice mean?

Clarice means "bright; clear; famous". It comes from Latin. From the medieval name Clarice, related to Clarissa and ultimately to Latin clarus 'clear, bright, famous'. It has been used in both French and English.

Is Clarice a boy or girl name?

Clarice is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Clarice?

60 US babies were named Clarice in 2024. Its peak year was 1906.

How do you pronounce Clarice?

Clarice is usually pronounced kluh-REESS.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.