Clorinda
A feminine name of Spanish origin meaning "famous woman" or "renowned lady".
Name Census estimates that about 509 living Americans carry the first name Clorinda. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Clorinda today is around 65 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Clorinda births was 1923 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Clorinda. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
509
~ 1 in 673,388 Americans
Peak year
1923
33 babies that year
Average age
65
years old
1992 SSA rank
#13,729
Tracked since 1887
Census
Clorinda in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 893 people with the first name Clorinda, which placed it at #13,490 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,490
National first-name rank
People counted
893
893 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
43.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Clorinda
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Clorinda is White at 43.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (43.0%) and Black (7.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Clorinda described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Clorinda at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White43.8% · 391
- Hispanic or Latino43.0% · 384
- Black or African American7.1% · 63
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 24
- Two or more races1.8% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 15
Popularity
Clorinda: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Clorinda from the 1880s through to the 1990s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 257 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Clorinda by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Clorinda during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Clorindas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. New Mexico, New York, California recorded the most babies named Clorinda, while New Jersey, Colorado, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 72 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Clorinda
The name Clorinda is of Italian origin, derived from the Latin name "Clorinda" or "Chlorinda," which was formed from the Greek word "chloros," meaning "green" or "pale green." It was likely first used in the late 16th or early 17th century.
One of the earliest known references to the name Clorinda comes from the epic poem "Gerusalemme Liberata" (Jerusalem Delivered) by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso, published in 1581. In the poem, Clorinda is a fictional character, a Christian warrior maiden who falls in love with a Muslim knight, Tancredi.
The first recorded use of the name Clorinda dates back to the late 16th century in Italy. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Clorinda Camilla Guidiccioni (1592-1646), an Italian noble and patron of the arts.
Over the centuries, several notable women have borne the name Clorinda. Clorinda Matto de Turner (1852-1909) was a Peruvian novelist, journalist, and activist who fought for the rights of indigenous people and women's rights. Clorinda Corradi (1859-1944) was an Italian painter and sculptor active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In the 19th century, the name Clorinda gained popularity in several European countries. Clorinda Inez Brown Fillat (1795-1841) was a British writer and poet. Clorinda Solari (1807-1877) was an Italian composer and pianist who studied under Gioachino Rossini.
While the name Clorinda is not as common today as it once was, it has left a lasting impression in literature, art, and history, serving as a reminder of its rich cultural heritage and the vibrant stories behind its origins.
People
Clorinda + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Clorinda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Clorinda: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clorinda?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 509 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Clorinda going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 673,388 US residents.
Is Clorinda a common name?
We classify Clorinda as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,310 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Clorinda most popular?
The single biggest year for Clorinda was 1923, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Clorinda is about 65 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Clorinda in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 893 people with the name Clorinda, or 0.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,490 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Clorinda in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Clorinda?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Clorinda appears almost entirely female. Of the 891 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Clorinda?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Clorinda is White at 43.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (43.0%) and Black (7.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Clorinda most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Clorinda in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.8% (391 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Clorinda in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Clorinda a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Clorinda in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Clorinda still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Clorinda in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Clorinda can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Clorinda?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.