Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Clarion isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Clarion through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 123
- 113 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 158 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.
Clarion’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Clarion, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Clovis
“a renowned warrior”
>99% boys
Aldon
“an old friend” · “from the old town”
>99% boys
Armond
“of the army; a soldier”
>99% boys
Clarence
“from the Clare river”
>99% boys
Burton
“from the fortified town”
>99% boys
Elwyn
“a friend of the elves”
81% boys · 19% girls
Elson
“from the nobleman's town”
>99% boys
Elwin
“a friend of the elves”
>99% boys