Clair
3 countriesUS
16,351
total births, United States
FR
922
total births, France
SCOT
598
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
17,871
Peak year (United States)
1923
Peak-year count
405
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Clair was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFranceScotland
Country by country
United States
16,351 births recorded 1880–2025 · peaked in 1923 with 405 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
922 births recorded 1900–2019 · peaked in 1906 with 27 births
Most common in: Loire-Atlantique, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Gers, Ille-et-Vilaine
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
598 births recorded 1974–2002 · peaked in 1982 with 48 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Clair’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | #3018 | — |
| 1980 | #2284 | ↑734 |
| 1981 | #3412 | ↓1128 |
| 1982 | #4593 | ↓1181 |
| 1983 | #2577 | ↑2016 |
| 1984 | #3925 | ↓1348 |
| 1985 | #3805 | ↑120 |
| 1986 | #2779 | ↑1026 |
| 1988 | #4162 | ↓1383 |
| 1990 | #6415 | ↓2253 |
| 1992 | #6670 | ↓255 |
| 1993 | #8700 | ↓2030 |
| 1995 | #6992 | ↑1708 |
| 1996 | #5535 | ↑1457 |
| 1997 | #8110 | ↓2575 |
| 2001 | #8339 | ↓229 |
| 2002 | #10667 | ↓2328 |
| 2011 | #12287 | ↓1620 |
| 2016 | #12185 | ↑102 |
| 2020 | #12022 | ↑163 |