Clarity
Girl name · #1763 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 115 baby girls were named Clarity, placing it at #1763 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3211, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,652 girls born in 2025 was named Clarity.
The 48-year story
Clarity first appears in the Social Security records in 1977, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 115 babies and a rank of #1758. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Clarity per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Clarity in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Clarity is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Clarity will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Clarity is most common
State-level data for Clarity is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Clarity
Statistically, parents drawn to Clarity tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Verity, Divinity, Purity, Majesty, and Callaway.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Clarity | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 115 | #1758 |
| 2024 | 58 | #2857 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2936 |
| 2022 | 68 | #2579 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2638 |
| 2020 | 72 | #2416 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2814 |
| 2018 | 50 | #3201 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2835 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4083 |
| 2015 | 51 | #3211 |
| 2014 | 64 | #2714 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3918 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4957 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7118 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5247 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6317 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6130 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8098 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10611 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10128 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7077 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13844 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10246 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Clarity a popular girl name?
Clarity ranked #1763 among girls in 2025 with 115 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3211.
When was the name Clarity most popular?
Clarity peaked in 2025, when 115 American girls received the name (ranked #1758 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Clarity?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,652 newborn American girls was named Clarity. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.