Girl’s name · Literary, English, Latin

Claribel

How to say it: KLAR-ih-bel · /ˈklærɪbɛl/

Coined from Latin 'clarus' bright and 'belle' - used by Spenser and Pope.

Claribel was the 9,533rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1900s, its births are down about 35% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #13,233 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#9,533for girls in 2025
1 in 414,417US babies
8born in 2025
#13,233projected for 2030
1900sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Claribel
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#9,533
Babies born in 20258
Share of births1 in 414,417
Peak decade1900s
Change over 10 years−35%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#13,233

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Claribel peaked in the 1900s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 58 per million births, 1900s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Clara
  • Belle

Honouring a Claribel in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Claribel is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Spanish.

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