Clair

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Clair is a given name of French, Latin origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (21% of births). There have been 16,322 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 12,041 as boys and 4,281 as girls. Clair gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1923 and has since declined significantly. It is the #2,070 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 30
2023 28
2022 18
2021 26
2020 36
2019 40
2018 33
2017 29
2016 36
2015 48
2014 57
2013 45
2012 56
2011 56
2010 43
2009 56
2008 64
2007 62
2006 47
2005 48
2004 41
2003 49
2002 58
2001 53
2000 50
1999 49
1998 48
1997 62
1996 67
1995 69
1994 50
1993 45
1992 66
1991 66
1990 56
1989 49
1988 76
1987 42
1986 72
1985 66
1984 51
1983 50
1982 49
1981 43
1980 44
1979 38
1978 44
1977 35
1976 46
1975 42
1974 44
1973 39
1972 39
1971 33
1970 45
1969 49
1968 38
1967 62
1966 63
1965 72
1964 78
1963 99
1962 97
1961 118
1960 100
1959 114
1958 124
1957 103
1956 145
1955 134
1954 146
1953 168
1952 171
1951 175
1950 157
1949 149
1948 185
1947 195
1946 178
1945 161
1944 203
1943 186
1942 206
1941 194
1940 205
1939 231
1938 201
1937 229
1936 246
1935 239
1934 268
1933 275
1932 270
1931 285
1930 365
1929 319
1928 334
1927 326
1926 372
1925 344
1924 349
1923 405
1922 354
1921 357
1920 379
1919 368
1918 366
1917 346
1916 334
1915 323
1914 237
1913 203
1912 153
1911 85
1910 43
1909 48
1908 61
1907 61
1906 47
1905 56
1904 51
1903 42
1902 45
1901 28
1900 50
1899 45
1898 44
1897 33
1896 43
1895 38
1894 32
1893 25
1892 33
1891 39
1890 20
1889 25
1888 26
1887 12
1886 20
1885 14
1884 13
1883 15
1882 15
1881 9
1880 17