Clarice
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning bright; clear; from Clarus.
Clarice by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Clarice. In the US, 50 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 600 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Clarice. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Clariebright and clear; form of Clare8 in the US (2017)
- Clarisebright and clear; a form of Clarissa5 in the US (2017)
- Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
- Clarebright, clear, illustrious315 in the US (2017)
- Clarencebright and clear; from Clarus153 in the US (2017)
- Clarkeclerk, scholar; occupational name134 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Clarice
Names that are said the same way as Clarice, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Clarissebright and clear; feminine form of Clarus21 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Clarice, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Clarice
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