Is Clarice considered a male or a female name?

Please provide some background/or a reference with your answer. I would rather have facts than someone's opinion. Thank you.

Is Clarice considered a male or a female name?
http://www.babynames.com/Names/name_disp...





the pink and white symbol next to the names means "female".





http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/





"Clarice is not in the top 1000 male names for any year of birth in the last 100 years."





"Popularity of the female name Clarice Year of birth Rank


1976 919


1975 a


1974 a


1973 a


1972 a


1971 a


1970 a


1969 a


1968 a


1967 a


1966 a


1965 a


1964 970


1963 a


1962 890


1961 923


1960 787


1959 787


1958 670


1957 662


1956 669


1955 578


1954 559


1953 524


1952 510


1951 569


1950 531


1949 513


1948 513


1947 510


1946 497


1945 510


1944 446


1943 450


1942 370


1941 378


1940 376


1939 356


1938 339


1937 321


1936 304


1935 311


1934 295


1933 289


1932 292


1931 276


1930 279


1929 273


1928 273


1927 274


1926 289


1925 272


1924 280


1923 280


1922 282


1921 275


1920 277


1919 274


1918 272


1917 278


1916 273


1915 270


1914 301


1913 258


1912 284


1911 278


1910 287


1909 294


1908 298


a Not in top 1,000 names for indicated year of birth "
Reply:Definitely a girl. Clarice was a character in Silence of the Lambs. Clarence is a boys name.... my cat was named Clarence. And my mom had a customer named Clarence.
Reply:Agree with the Clarice Starling reference, whenever I hear "Clarice", I hear it in Anthony Hopkins' voice-- creepy!!





Clarence would be a similar male name.
Reply:female ~ i think its the female version of 'clarence' but im guessing there





makes me think of clarice starling from 'the silence of the lambs'
Reply:Female - in silence of the lambs jodi foster's character was named clarice. Clarence is the male version.
Reply:Female.


I knew a girl named Clarice.
Reply:a girls name and very popular in victorian england.
Reply:It's a girls' name. (And, contrary to what some have written here, not related in any way to the boy's name Clarence.)
Reply:girl...... and yead...... I though of silence of the lambs right AWAY......