Claire

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Claire is a given name of French, Latin origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 210,623 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 208,419 as girls and 2,204 as boys. Claire gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2016 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #372 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 3,329
2023 3,199
2022 3,380
2021 3,708
2020 3,837
2019 4,130
2018 4,405
2017 4,707
2016 5,216
2015 4,837
2014 5,015
2013 4,660
2012 4,944
2011 4,900
2010 4,916
2009 4,832
2008 4,608
2007 4,619
2006 4,013
2005 3,300
2004 3,344
2003 3,571
2002 3,405
2001 3,642
2000 3,711
1999 3,734
1998 3,647
1997 3,039
1996 2,741
1995 2,474
1994 2,175
1993 1,902
1992 1,949
1991 1,826
1990 1,865
1989 1,691
1988 1,453
1987 1,345
1986 1,317
1985 1,193
1984 979
1983 857
1982 815
1981 680
1980 567
1979 541
1978 481
1977 472
1976 377
1975 397
1974 367
1973 412
1972 274
1971 297
1970 341
1969 384
1968 359
1967 389
1966 504
1965 526
1964 612
1963 676
1962 814
1961 811
1960 899
1959 1,008
1958 968
1957 1,041
1956 998
1955 1,001
1954 1,055
1953 1,105
1952 1,100
1951 1,082
1950 1,056
1949 1,107
1948 1,042
1947 1,202
1946 1,132
1945 936
1944 1,024
1943 1,025
1942 1,063
1941 983
1940 983
1939 956
1938 1,101
1937 995
1936 1,123
1935 1,163
1934 1,353
1933 1,409
1932 1,544
1931 1,692
1930 1,702
1929 1,759
1928 1,797
1927 1,901
1926 1,730
1925 1,569
1924 1,650
1923 1,467
1922 1,405
1921 1,281
1920 1,091
1919 998
1918 1,135
1917 988
1916 903
1915 860
1914 605
1913 526
1912 468
1911 347
1910 286
1909 269
1908 249
1907 225
1906 223
1905 203
1904 170
1903 175
1902 163
1901 127
1900 163
1899 132
1898 142
1897 113
1896 117
1895 118
1894 103
1893 97
1892 86
1891 84
1890 78
1889 62
1888 73
1887 58
1886 66
1885 57
1884 33
1883 38
1882 30
1881 23
1880 21