Clare

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Clare is a given name of Latin, English origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (8% of births). There have been 34,225 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 31,172 as girls and 3,053 as boys. Clare gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1998 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #1,377 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 276
2023 260
2022 257
2021 329
2020 329
2019 344
2018 357
2017 315
2016 394
2015 389
2014 387
2013 377
2012 379
2011 414
2010 421
2009 405
2008 453
2007 473
2006 439
2005 412
2004 419
2003 417
2002 433
2001 460
2000 485
1999 512
1998 510
1997 446
1996 450
1995 388
1994 355
1993 328
1992 323
1991 323
1990 338
1989 284
1988 253
1987 249
1986 212
1985 208
1984 210
1983 170
1982 184
1981 142
1980 131
1979 130
1978 128
1977 123
1976 121
1975 117
1974 104
1973 110
1972 78
1971 81
1970 123
1969 115
1968 132
1967 159
1966 177
1965 189
1964 250
1963 299
1962 331
1961 347
1960 336
1959 330
1958 355
1957 317
1956 290
1955 345
1954 284
1953 345
1952 268
1951 287
1950 298
1949 282
1948 253
1947 309
1946 280
1945 251
1944 258
1943 248
1942 205
1941 205
1940 201
1939 193
1938 193
1937 215
1936 208
1935 205
1934 237
1933 244
1932 294
1931 293
1930 290
1929 272
1928 309
1927 314
1926 324
1925 348
1924 301
1923 331
1922 320
1921 333
1920 340
1919 321
1918 341
1917 276
1916 300
1915 248
1914 244
1913 163
1912 164
1911 110
1910 112
1909 97
1908 84
1907 69
1906 72
1905 81
1904 71
1903 69
1902 72
1901 59
1900 73
1899 53
1898 67
1897 55
1896 72
1895 56
1894 73
1893 46
1892 66
1891 39
1890 40
1889 45
1888 55
1887 43
1886 35
1885 35
1884 48
1883 34
1882 29
1881 20
1880 23