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Clarabel

klar-uh-bel /klərˈɑbɛl/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1936 (#3,701)
Babies in 1936
6 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#1,583 in 1896
First recorded
1896

Meaning of Clarabel

In its luminous Latin provenance, Clarabel emerges as a refined synthesis of clarus (“bright, clear”) and bellus (“beautiful, charming”), an elegant fusion that imbues the name with an aura of radiant grace; historically, American birth records from the late nineteenth into the mid‐twentieth century document its modest yet persistent presence—hovering between the mid-300s and upper-500s in national ranking—underscoring its status as a quietly enduring choice amid shifting naming fashions. As a feminine appellation steeped in Renaissance nuance, it conjures visions of sunlight refracted through stained glass, illuminating corridors of clarity and serene strength; within the field of Latin‐derived onomastics, Clarabel commands scholarly attention for its composite morphology, marrying the crisp tonal precision of Clara with the lyrical flourish of Bella. The result is a designation both academically robust and poetically resonant, a rare jewel in the panorama of feminine names that beckons to those who seek a legacy of luminous beauty, intellectual lucidity, and timeless elegance.

How to pronounce Clarabel

English

Popularity of Clarabel in the U.S.

Clarabel was last recorded in the U.S. in 1936, ranked #3,701 with 6 babies. It peaked at #1,583 in 1896. It first appears in the records in 1896.

Bar and line chart: Clarabel in the U.S., 1896–1936. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 22 in 1922 and 6 in 1936. Line: rank among girl names, peak #1,583 in 1896, #3,701 in 1936.
  • Girls named Clarabel (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1896–1936. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1896⁠–⁠1936 30 rows
Clarabel: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
193663,701back (not recorded in 1935)
193483,159▲ 247
193373,406▼ 132
193283,274▼ 302
193192,972▲ 373
193083,345▲ 337
192973,682▼ 914
1928112,768▲ 793
192783,561▼ 689
1926112,872▲ 490
192593,362▼ 848
1924142,514▼ 250
1923162,264▼ 428
1922221,836▲ 152
1921201,988▲ 911
1920112,899▼ 1,044
1919201,855▲ 967
1918112,822▼ 506
1917142,316▲ 52
1916132,368▼ 404
1915161,964back (not recorded in 1914)
191353,187▼ 1,043
191282,144▼ 352
191181,792▲ 348
191062,140▼ 183
190961,957▲ 144
190852,101back (not recorded in 1904–1907)
190361,592▲ 201
190251,793back (not recorded in 1897–1901)
189651,583new