Baby Name Popularity Profile

Clara

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

✦ Clear, bright, famous 🌍 Latin Traditional Virtue
National Rank (2025) #63
All-Time Peak Rank #7 Achieved 1885
Total U.S. Births 300,524 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 1920s 5,778 births in 1918
πŸ’‘ The Clara Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Clear, bright, famous
Language Origin Latin
Origin Type single
Derived from the Latin word 'clarus', meaning 'clear, bright, famous'.
Common Nicknames
Clary
Alternative Spellings
Klara
Pronunciation: KLAH-rah
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

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

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +33.6%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +17.3%
2015: 3,070 births 3,070 2016: 3,075 births 2017: 3,045 births 2018: 2,892 births 2019: 2,951 births 2020: 2,696 births 2,696 2021: 2,693 births 2022: 2,553 births 2023: 2,662 births 2024: 3,072 births 2025: 3,601 births 3,601
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 5,778 births in 1918
Years in Top 100 66 yrs
Years in Top 500 126 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 17,717
1890s: 25,473
1900s: 23,899
1910s: 44,346
1920s: 48,183
1930s: 31,658
1940s: 20,028
1950s: 12,768
1960s: 6,505
1970s: 3,290
1980s: 3,668
1990s: 6,266
2000s: 12,789
2010s: 26,657
2020s: 17,277

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Clar-a
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% 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 Mississippi
Top States Mississippi, Alabama, North Dakota, Arkansas, North Carolina
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Mississippi #87 6,898 1925 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #92 8,427 1920 +43.8% Growth
North Dakota #21 1,539 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #45 4,593 1921 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #67 10,729 1925 +44.3% Growth
West Virginia #54 3,438 1918 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #61 5,339 1921 +81.2% Growth
Kentucky #58 6,371 1921 +96.7% Growth
Tennessee #67 7,746 1923 +61.7% Growth
Montana #34 1,103 1916 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #28 1,203 1916 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #59 9,241 1923 +106.8% Growth
Oklahoma #94 4,477 1921 +32.1% Growth
Virginia #48 6,924 1922 +16.0% Growth
Louisiana #88 5,439 1925 +57.7% Growth
Missouri #36 6,401 1917 +45.7% Growth
Nebraska #13 2,101 1918 +74.2% Growth
Kansas #38 3,009 1920 +36.8% Growth
New Mexico #148 1,478 1925 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska #50 374 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #74 999 2015 21.9% Decline
Pennsylvania #58 13,137 1921 +42.9% Growth
Utah #43 1,972 2016 6.5% Decline
Colorado #74 2,864 2019 +12.1% Growth
Ohio #41 11,032 1915 +63.0% Growth
Hawaii Unranked 732 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #40 5,582 1921 +77.0% Growth
Minnesota #29 4,336 1918 +23.2% Growth
Iowa #37 2,994 1916 +5.9% Growth
Maryland #91 3,399 1921 4.2% Decline
Wisconsin #31 4,452 1918 +1.1% Growth
Wyoming Unranked 300 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont #31 369 1911 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware #48 429 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #51 3,291 2016 +32.9% Growth
Oregon #120 1,834 2015 24.3% Decline
Texas #89 15,316 2025 +45.0% Growth
Michigan #50 7,354 1918 +37.3% Growth
Maine #28 856 1929 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #65 9,510 1915 +35.5% Growth
District of Columbia #44 810 2017 Insufficient historical volume
New York #70 13,537 1917 +16.8% Growth
Connecticut #76 1,765 1921 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #109 4,426 1920 +58.1% Growth
Arizona #145 1,952 2024 Stable
New Hampshire #42 493 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #47 3,770 2025 +31.2% Growth
Florida #114 5,097 2025 +78.6% Growth
Rhode Island #68 519 1918 Insufficient historical volume
California #116 10,477 2025 +10.0% Growth
Nevada #152 301 2019 Insufficient historical volume

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