Female name
Clarice
364 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2001. Expression number: 33.
Origin
Borrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (“Poor Clare”); see there for more. Doublet of Clarissa and Clarisse.From Wiktionary, entry “Clarice”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2001: 33 births. 364 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. It is still given: 23 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1921: 600 births. 25,570 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 1950s. It really came into use around 1889. It is still given: 214 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 810 | 1900–2025 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
33
the guide, self-giving (master number)
3 + 3 + 1 + 9 + 9 + 3 + 5 = 33
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
1 + 9 + 5 = 15 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
3 + 3 + 9 + 3 = 18 → 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.