Meaning and history
French form of Clara, this name was common in France throughout the 20th century before being surpassed there by Clara, and it was also very popular in the United Kingdom, especially in the 1970s.
20062006: 4,013 births, rank #86
2007: 4,614 births, rank #66
2008: 4,601 births, rank #62
2009: 4,825 births, rank #53
2010: 4,917 births, rank #53
20112011: 4,900 births, rank #50
2012: 4,944 births, rank #45
2013: 4,661 births, rank #50
2014: 5,015 births, rank #44
2015: 4,837 births, rank #49
20162016: 5,216 births, rank #40
2017: 4,702 births, rank #49
2018: 4,406 births, rank #50
2019: 4,130 births, rank #55
2020: 3,837 births, rank #58
20212021: 3,704 births, rank #59
2022: 3,380 births, rank #66
2023: 3,200 births, rank #68
2024: 3,337 births, rank #67
20252025: 3,487 births, rank #68
Claire has unusual staying power. It appears in the US records as early as 1880 and still ranks #68 for girls in 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2016, with 5,216 births.