Clara

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Clara is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 297,914 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 296,898 as girls and 1,016 as boys. Clara gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #259 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 3,060
2023 2,661
2022 2,552
2021 2,693
2020 2,696
2019 2,955
2018 2,892
2017 3,044
2016 3,080
2015 3,070
2014 2,860
2013 2,508
2012 2,335
2011 2,085
2010 1,842
2009 1,649
2008 1,654
2007 1,554
2006 1,502
2005 1,331
2004 1,170
2003 1,059
2002 1,031
2001 958
2000 879
1999 794
1998 768
1997 654
1996 669
1995 661
1994 592
1993 596
1992 536
1991 529
1990 472
1989 432
1988 421
1987 406
1986 388
1985 357
1984 319
1983 315
1982 327
1981 321
1980 399
1979 342
1978 287
1977 297
1976 314
1975 337
1974 317
1973 332
1972 367
1971 344
1970 358
1969 417
1968 413
1967 520
1966 551
1965 569
1964 699
1963 755
1962 798
1961 878
1960 914
1959 992
1958 1,027
1957 1,109
1956 1,157
1955 1,305
1954 1,185
1953 1,389
1952 1,511
1951 1,549
1950 1,577
1949 1,716
1948 1,800
1947 1,935
1946 1,924
1945 1,800
1944 1,938
1943 2,097
1942 2,255
1941 2,312
1940 2,327
1939 2,467
1938 2,678
1937 2,591
1936 2,705
1935 3,081
1934 3,244
1933 3,430
1932 3,592
1931 3,928
1930 4,156
1929 4,178
1928 4,132
1927 4,386
1926 4,486
1925 4,798
1924 5,006
1923 5,149
1922 5,144
1921 5,627
1920 5,486
1919 5,421
1918 5,800
1917 5,643
1916 5,564
1915 5,305
1914 4,255
1913 3,642
1912 3,492
1911 2,702
1910 2,678
1909 2,415
1908 2,364
1907 2,331
1906 2,239
1905 2,405
1904 2,294
1903 2,352
1902 2,440
1901 2,335
1900 2,838
1899 2,448
1898 2,731
1897 2,454
1896 2,596
1895 2,624
1894 2,612
1893 2,541
1892 2,673
1891 2,370
1890 2,496
1889 2,328
1888 2,240
1887 1,993
1886 1,931
1885 1,916
1884 1,864
1883 1,557
1882 1,490
1881 1,247
1880 1,234