EveryBabyNames

Clara

4 countries#63 in United States, 2025
US
#63
in United States, 2025
FR
#70
in France, 2022
NI
#39
in Northern Ireland, 2025
SCOT
#82
in Scotland, 2025
Total births recorded
402,770
Peak year (United States)
1918
Peak-year count
5,800
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Clara was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceNorthern IrelandScotland

Country by country

United States

301,540 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #63 · peaked in 1918 with 5,800 births

Most common in: Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

99,421 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #70 · peaked in 2006 with 6,047 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine, Bouches-du-Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

977 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #39 · peaked in 2017 with 64 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

Scotland

832 births recorded 1980–2025 · currently #82 · peaked in 2025 with 51 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Clara’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#231
2007#225↑6
2008#204↑21
2009#199↑5
2010#167↑32
2011#151↑16
2012#136↑15
2013#131↑5
2014#108↑23
2015#98↑10
2016#100↓2
2017#95↑5
2018#103↓8
2019#95↑8
2020#103↓8
2021#102↑1
2022#110↓8
2023#98↑12
2024#78↑20
2025#63↑15

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