# Claribel (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/claribel/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈklɛəɹəbɛl/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Clarabel |
| US babies named this | 2,977 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,977 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A fanciful variant of Clara, inspired by names like Annabel, Christabel, and Isabel.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19 | 6,626 |
| 2012 | 15 | 7,910 |
| 2013 | 22 | 5,864 |
| 2014 | 13 | 8,586 |
| 2015 | 15 | 7,712 |
| 2016 | 16 | 7,335 |
| 2017 | 16 | 7,173 |
| 2018 | 14 | 7,855 |
| 2019 | 16 | 7,099 |
| 2020 | 25 | 5,046 |
| 2021 | 15 | 7,342 |
| 2022 | 13 | 8,139 |
| 2023 | 13 | 8,152 |
| 2024 | 14 | 7,673 |
| 2025 | 8 | 11,154 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 5,687 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.