Clarity means clearness or lucidity — from the Latin claritas. Clarity IS the most fundamental quality of truth — to see clearly IS the highest wisdom. Three syllables of the most fundamental truth-quality, seeing-clearly, and Latin lucidity.
Clarity IS the most fundamental quality of truth.To see clearly IS the highest wisdom.Three syllables with a bright, Latin sound: KLAIR-ih-tee.Clar and Ity are both embedded.The most directly truth-seeing virtue-name.
Clarity IS the most fundamental quality of truth — to see clearly IS the highest wisdom.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin.
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Today
Clarity remains a beloved choice, ranking #2972 in the US. 897 babies have been named Clarity since 1977.
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How popular is Clarity?
2020peak year
The name Clarity reached its peak in 2020, with 72 registrations (ranked #2420). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1977, roughly 43 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2972) today, averaging about 57 new babies per year. Clarity's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 897 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Clarity's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — clarity seeking. People named Clarity tend to be bright, lucid, and gifted at being the most fundamental truth-quality.
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