Given name
Claribel
Claribel is a variant of Clara. Clara is connected with the Latin idea of being famous, and is also interpreted through brightness.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Claribel is a variant of Clara. Clara is connected with the Latin idea of being famous, and is also interpreted through brightness.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Claribel is a variant of Clara. Clara is a post-classical Latin name used in English, Italian, and German.
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How it developed
Claribel is a variant of Clara. The shared background comes through Clara: Clara uses the feminine form of Latin clarus. In English, it represents a return to the Latin form alongside the established spelling Clare.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Claribel is a variant of Clara. The history of Clara gives this family its wider story. Clara’s history includes English, Italian, and German use. In the Scottish Highlands, it also served as a translation equivalent of Sorcha.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Claribel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,977
- 0 boys · 2,977 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 117 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,154 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,154 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 117 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,785 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Claribel’s family of names
Claribel has a related form in Clara. In English usage, Claribel has a related form in CLARABEL.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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