Clarion

The name Clarion is the #7,616 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 123 recorded births since 1911. This represents the 1.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 1.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,473 (2.4% percentile) for all time with 113 births since 1911. For girls, it ranks #5,706 (0.1% percentile) for all time with 10 births since 1988.

Clarion first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1911 (1911 for boys and 1988 for girls). Birth data for Clarion is available in 21 out of the 81 years between 1911 and 1991 (19 years for boys and 2 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Clarion has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 91.9% of all recorded births being male. In 1991, 0.0% of babies named Clarion were boys. Interestingly, until around 1988, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1911 to 1987), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (100.0% girls from 1988 to 1991).

For boys, Clarion reached its peak popularity in 1925, achieving the 0.5% percentile (ranked #543) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 1911, with 21 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1948.

For girls, Clarion reached its peak popularity in 1988, achieving the 0.0% percentile (ranked #808) with 3 births per million. The name was most common in 1988, with 3 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1991.