Baby Name Popularity Profile
Clara
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Clara.
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
π‘ The Clara Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.
π 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
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Clara across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+33.6%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+17.3%
2015
2020
2025
π 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
π 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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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Mississippi
Top States
Mississippi, Alabama, North Dakota, Arkansas, North Carolina
States with Data
51
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