Clarice is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning “Poor Clare.” In 2024 it was given to 60 girls in the United States.
Clarice belongs to the Portuguese and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “Poor Clare” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Clarice first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #258 in 1913, and in 2024 60 babies received the name — 25,421 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Clarice means “Poor Clare” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Clarice is a girl name. In 2024, 60 babies received the name in the US.
Clarice comes from the Portuguese and English & American tradition.
Clarice first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #258 in 1913, and 60 babies were given the name in 2024.
Clarice is pronounced /ˈklæ.ɹɪs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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