Baby Name Popularity Profile

Claire

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Claire.

✦ Clear, bright, famous 🌍 French, Latin Traditional Virtue
National Rank (2025) #68
All-Time Peak Rank #40 Achieved 2016
Total U.S. Births 211,919 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 5,216 births in 2016
πŸ’‘ The Claire Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Clear, bright, famous
Language Origin French, Latin
Origin Type multiple
Derived from the French form of the Latin 'Clarus', meaning 'clear, bright, famous'.
Alternative Spellings
Clare
Pronunciation: KLAIR
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Claire across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -9.1%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -27.9%
2015: 4,837 births 4,837 2016: 5,216 births 2017: 4,702 births 2018: 4,406 births 2019: 4,130 births 2020: 3,837 births 3,837 2021: 3,704 births 2022: 3,380 births 2023: 3,200 births 2024: 3,337 births 2025: 3,487 births 3,487
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 5,216 births in 2016
Years in Top 100 28 yrs
Years in Top 500 141 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 448
1890s: 1,013
1900s: 1,858
1910s: 6,705
1920s: 14,994
1930s: 12,639
1940s: 10,261
1950s: 10,262
1960s: 5,944
1970s: 3,943
1980s: 10,844
1990s: 25,326
2000s: 39,009
2010s: 47,728
2020s: 20,945

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Claire
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Rhode Island
Top States Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Rhode Island #126 2,526 1931 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #67 1,841 1927 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #44 14,019 1927 +16.5% Growth
Vermont #35 819 1932 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #59 1,672 1947 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #55 3,832 1931 +17.5% Growth
Utah #32 2,742 2016 20.4% Decline
New Jersey #60 8,214 1928 +17.9% Growth
Alaska #63 405 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #52 5,287 2011 31.5% Decline
Washington #50 4,500 2011 +3.1% Growth
District of Columbia #57 1,173 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #85 1,010 2013 43.9% Decline
Oregon #72 2,273 2010 12.8% Decline
Colorado #62 2,941 2016 9.8% Decline
Wisconsin #50 4,853 2007 7.4% Decline
New York #75 18,721 1927 4.3% Decline
Louisiana #111 4,241 2007 35.7% Decline
Maryland #55 3,532 2016 7.1% Decline
Pennsylvania #54 12,097 2016 15.9% Decline
Nebraska #61 1,616 2010 +8.0% Growth
Delaware #181 449 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #52 4,818 2010 10.7% Decline
Hawaii Unranked 648 1950 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #80 4,627 2007 16.2% Decline
California #83 19,359 2016 +2.1% Growth
Nevada #169 643 2010 44.4% Decline
Indiana #58 4,548 2009 7.3% Decline
Iowa #43 2,541 2010 +6.2% Growth
Illinois #63 9,439 2000 22.9% Decline
Michigan #48 7,228 2012 14.7% Decline
Kansas #67 1,963 2011 32.1% Decline
Ohio #54 8,567 2010 16.4% Decline
Arizona #86 2,192 2011 +6.5% Growth
Montana #64 536 2010 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 571 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #77 11,774 2016 +0.3% Growth
Georgia #101 4,293 2008 10.2% Decline
North Carolina #59 4,387 2014 +30.5% Growth
South Dakota #62 506 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #102 4,695 2018 2.4% Decline
Wyoming #61 167 2018 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #80 1,790 2012 +4.3% Growth
Oklahoma #87 1,669 2012 22.0% Decline
Tennessee #112 2,607 2016 18.8% Decline
Kentucky #120 1,898 2016 2.6% Decline
New Mexico #189 548 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #106 1,834 2009 +5.0% Growth
Arkansas #88 1,029 2007 9.4% Decline
West Virginia #120 644 2015 55.2% Decline
Mississippi #167 772 2006 Insufficient historical volume

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