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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Clary

Used in both girl and boy records

Clary appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Clary by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDClary as a girl’s nameUS records 1917–2024
#13379girl rank2017peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDClary as a boy’s nameUS records 1915–1982
#11805boy rank1943peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Clary in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201718 uses#246519231917–202036 listed years
Boy194315 uses#190819431915–198227 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.