Meaning not yet researched.
Claire: US girls given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 3,487 in 2025. Its best rank was #40 in 2016.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #40 in 2016; #68 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Claire in 2025 was a girl.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#68 for US girls in 2025. Its best year was 2016, at #40.
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Claire: US girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 3,487 girls in 2025. Peak: #40 in 2016 · most girls in one year: 5,216 (2016).
In 2025, 3,487 US girls were named Claire, making it the 68th most common girls’ name of the year, down 1 place from #67 in 2024. That is 150 more than the 3,337 girls named Claire in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #40, reached in 2016. That year also had the most girls given the name: 5,216. For comparison, it was #49 in 2015 and #234 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Claire in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 21 babies with the name. In all, 214,123 US babies have been given the name, 99% of them girls and 1.0% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 47,733 babies named Claire.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 39,399 US girls were named Claire; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 5,216. In 2025 that was about 1 in 461 of the girls in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Claire ranked highest in Utah in 2025, at #32 for girls there. It was in the top 100 in 37 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Clara (301,540 babies since 1880), Clare (34,510 babies since 1880), Clair (16,351 babies since 1880) and Chiara (5,927 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Clarie, Klair and Clarion are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Clair, Clara and Clare.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Dutch, English and French. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Clarie (779), Klair (207), Clarion (123), Klare (68), Clayre (40), Klayre (7).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US girls. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five girls got the name, so 2 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 82 | #32 | #25 |
| Vermont | 10 | #35 | #48 |
| Iowa | 51 | #43 | #25 |
| Massachusetts | 106 | #44 | #54 |
| Michigan | 122 | #48 | #28 |
| Wisconsin | 75 | #50 | #35 |
| Washington | 101 | #50 | #39 |
| Minnesota | 76 | #52 | #31 |
| Virginia | 109 | #52 | #40 |
| Ohio | 143 | #54 | #31 |
| Pennsylvania | 153 | #54 | #42 |
| Maryland | 65 | #55 | #52 |
| Connecticut | 47 | #55 | #50 |
| District of Columbia | 11 | #57 | #28 |
| Indiana | 89 | #58 | #30 |
| North Carolina | 137 | #59 | #69 |
| Maine | 15 | #59 | #64 |
| New Jersey | 112 | #60 | #84 |
| Nebraska | 27 | #61 | #35 |
| Wyoming | 6 | #61 | #71 |
| Colorado | 74 | #62 | #31 |
| South Dakota | 14 | #62 | #58 |
| Illinois | 128 | #63 | #44 |
| Alaska | 9 | #63 | #79 |
| Montana | 13 | #64 | #25 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | #67 | #47 |
| Kansas | 38 | #67 | #23 |
| Oregon | 41 | #72 | #37 |
| New York | 180 | #75 | #58 |
| Texas | 323 | #77 | #75 |
| South Carolina | 49 | #80 | #87 |
| Missouri | 67 | #80 | #29 |
| California | 342 | #83 | #70 |
| Idaho | 23 | #85 | #47 |
| Arizona | 66 | #86 | #58 |
| Oklahoma | 39 | #87 | #47 |
| Arkansas | 29 | #88 | #92 |
| Georgia | 88 | #101 | #77 |
| Florida | 161 | #102 | #106 |
| Alabama | 42 | #106 | #114 |
| Louisiana | 36 | #111 | #57 |
| Tennessee | 65 | #112 | #72 |
| West Virginia | 13 | #120 | #45 |
| Kentucky | 37 | #120 | #67 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | #126 | #48 |
| Mississippi | 15 | #167 | #231 |
| Nevada | 15 | #169 | #88 |
| Delaware | 5 | #181 | #76 |
| New Mexico | 8 | #189 | #82 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,487 | #68 | — | — |
| 2024 | 3,337 | #67 | — | — |
| 2023 | 3,200 | #68 | — | — |
| 2022 | 3,380 | #66 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3,704 | #59 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2020 | 3,837 | #58 | — | — |
| 2019 | 4,130 | #55 | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,406 | #50 | — | — |
| 2017 | 4,702 | #49 | 5 | #12,656 |
| 2016 | 5,216 | #40 | — | — |
| 2015 | 4,837 | #49 | — | — |
| 2014 | 5,015 | #44 | — | — |
| 2013 | 4,661 | #50 | — | — |
| 2012 | 4,944 | #45 | — | — |
| 2011 | 4,900 | #50 | — | — |
| 2010 | 4,917 | #53 | — | — |
| 2009 | 4,825 | #53 | 7 | #10,067 |
| 2008 | 4,601 | #62 | 7 | #10,062 |
| 2007 | 4,614 | #66 | 7 | #9,956 |
| 2006 | 4,013 | #86 | — | — |
| 2005 | 3,293 | #95 | 7 | #9,296 |
| 2004 | 3,333 | #99 | 11 | #6,601 |
| 2003 | 3,571 | #92 | — | — |
| 2002 | 3,406 | #95 | — | — |
| 2001 | 3,642 | #82 | — | — |
| 2000 | 3,711 | #86 | — | — |
| 1999 | 3,734 | #86 | — | — |
| 1998 | 3,642 | #91 | 5 | #9,873 |
| 1997 | 3,039 | #108 | — | — |
| 1996 | 2,741 | #116 | — | — |
| 1995 | 2,474 | #129 | — | — |
| 1994 | 2,175 | #149 | — | — |
| 1993 | 1,898 | #165 | 5 | #8,947 |
| 1992 | 1,949 | #158 | — | — |
| 1991 | 1,819 | #162 | 7 | #6,636 |
| 1990 | 1,855 | #158 | 11 | #4,722 |
| 1989 | 1,671 | #171 | 20 | #3,001 |
| 1988 | 1,446 | #190 | 7 | #5,868 |
| 1987 | 1,335 | #202 | 10 | #4,302 |
| 1986 | 1,307 | #198 | 10 | #4,176 |
| 1985 | 1,187 | #220 | 5 | #6,702 |
| 1984 | 979 | #254 | — | — |
| 1983 | 857 | #275 | — | — |
| 1982 | 815 | #299 | — | — |
| 1981 | 680 | #343 | — | — |
| 1980 | 567 | #403 | — | — |
| 1979 | 539 | #401 | — | — |
| 1978 | 481 | #420 | — | — |
| 1977 | 472 | #430 | — | — |
| 1976 | 377 | #485 | — | — |
| 1975 | 388 | #475 | 9 | #3,702 |
| 1974 | 367 | #483 | — | — |
| 1973 | 407 | #453 | 5 | #5,220 |
| 1972 | 274 | #585 | — | — |
| 1971 | 297 | #587 | — | — |
| 1970 | 341 | #547 | — | — |
| 1969 | 377 | #501 | 6 | #4,021 |
| 1968 | 353 | #515 | 6 | #3,752 |
| 1967 | 389 | #480 | — | — |
| 1966 | 499 | #420 | 5 | #4,040 |
| 1965 | 526 | #403 | — | — |
| 1964 | 607 | #394 | 5 | #4,145 |
| 1963 | 676 | #372 | — | — |
| 1962 | 807 | #328 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 1961 | 811 | #331 | — | — |
| 1960 | 899 | #315 | — | — |
| 1959 | 995 | #284 | 13 | #2,317 |
| 1958 | 962 | #288 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 1957 | 1,030 | #271 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 1956 | 985 | #277 | 13 | #2,287 |
| 1955 | 993 | #273 | 8 | #3,008 |
| 1954 | 1,031 | #258 | 24 | #1,565 |
| 1953 | 1,090 | #244 | 15 | #2,052 |
| 1952 | 1,078 | #241 | 22 | #1,624 |
| 1951 | 1,060 | #239 | 21 | #1,652 |
| 1950 | 1,038 | #234 | 18 | #1,756 |
| 1949 | 1,090 | #226 | 17 | #1,833 |
| 1948 | 1,023 | #232 | 19 | #1,716 |
| 1947 | 1,180 | #216 | 22 | #1,606 |
| 1946 | 1,115 | #212 | 17 | #1,774 |
| 1945 | 916 | #211 | 20 | #1,506 |
| 1944 | 1,006 | #202 | 18 | #1,639 |
| 1943 | 1,001 | #207 | 24 | #1,435 |
| 1942 | 1,027 | #199 | 36 | #1,142 |
| 1941 | 953 | #196 | 30 | #1,214 |
| 1940 | 950 | #194 | 33 | #1,162 |
| 1939 | 931 | #189 | 25 | #1,325 |
| 1938 | 1,074 | #184 | 27 | #1,278 |
| 1937 | 959 | #191 | 36 | #1,076 |
| 1936 | 1,083 | #176 | 40 | #992 |
| 1935 | 1,124 | #171 | 39 | #1,023 |
| 1934 | 1,309 | #155 | 44 | #957 |
| 1933 | 1,372 | #144 | 37 | #1,083 |
| 1932 | 1,506 | #140 | 38 | #1,094 |
| 1931 | 1,627 | #139 | 65 | #776 |
| 1930 | 1,654 | #136 | 48 | #980 |
| 1929 | 1,699 | #134 | 60 | #845 |
| 1928 | 1,734 | #136 | 63 | #827 |
| 1927 | 1,836 | #136 | 65 | #831 |
| 1926 | 1,679 | #144 | 51 | #955 |
| 1925 | 1,503 | #159 | 66 | #816 |
| 1924 | 1,583 | #160 | 67 | #825 |
| 1923 | 1,392 | #167 | 75 | #757 |
| 1922 | 1,339 | #167 | 66 | #840 |
| 1921 | 1,210 | #182 | 71 | #805 |
| 1920 | 1,019 | #194 | 72 | #786 |
| 1919 | 953 | #197 | 45 | #1,010 |
| 1918 | 1,072 | #186 | 63 | #826 |
| 1917 | 926 | #200 | 62 | #800 |
| 1916 | 838 | #208 | 65 | #758 |
| 1915 | 809 | #204 | 51 | #863 |
| 1914 | 570 | #219 | 35 | #936 |
| 1913 | 490 | #212 | 36 | #790 |
| 1912 | 440 | #212 | 28 | #839 |
| 1911 | 333 | #213 | 14 | #901 |
| 1910 | 274 | #233 | 12 | #939 |
| 1909 | 259 | #218 | 10 | #961 |
| 1908 | 235 | #224 | 14 | #717 |
| 1907 | 206 | #230 | 19 | #561 |
| 1906 | 213 | #213 | 10 | #805 |
| 1905 | 184 | #232 | 19 | #531 |
| 1904 | 163 | #244 | 7 | #984 |
| 1903 | 164 | #233 | 11 | #706 |
| 1902 | 156 | #244 | 7 | #947 |
| 1901 | 122 | #266 | 5 | #1,081 |
| 1900 | 156 | #262 | 7 | #1,066 |
| 1899 | 121 | #260 | 11 | #624 |
| 1898 | 133 | #259 | 9 | #753 |
| 1897 | 105 | #275 | 8 | #800 |
| 1896 | 106 | #283 | 11 | #680 |
| 1895 | 118 | #259 | — | — |
| 1894 | 96 | #283 | 7 | #875 |
| 1893 | 92 | #277 | 5 | #1,070 |
| 1892 | 86 | #292 | — | — |
| 1891 | 84 | #267 | — | — |
| 1890 | 72 | #291 | 6 | #906 |
| 1889 | 62 | #307 | — | — |
| 1888 | 73 | #270 | — | — |
| 1887 | 58 | #278 | — | — |
| 1886 | 61 | #265 | 5 | #993 |
| 1885 | 49 | #284 | 8 | #711 |
| 1884 | 33 | #342 | — | — |
| 1883 | 38 | #287 | — | — |
| 1882 | 30 | #324 | — | — |
| 1881 | 23 | #339 | — | — |
| 1880 | 21 | #354 | — | — |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).