Clair
#4,661 for girls in 2025, 29 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #12,022
Given to boys 73.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1913 · 191 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 12,041since 1880
Clair over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,661 | 29 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,560 | 30 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,746 | 28 | — | |
| 2022 | #6,464 | 18 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,964 | 26 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,358 | 31 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #3,718 | 40 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,237 | 33 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,695 | 29 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,531 | 31 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #3,346 | 48 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,969 | 57 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,465 | 45 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,006 | 56 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,222 | 51 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #3,624 | 43 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,047 | 56 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,802 | 64 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,890 | 62 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,414 | 47 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,212 | 48 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,566 | 41 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,043 | 49 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,819 | 53 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #3,046 | 46 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #2,854 | 50 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,782 | 49 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,756 | 48 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,360 | 56 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #2,314 | 57 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #2,155 | 62 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #2,503 | 50 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,938 | 40 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #2,239 | 59 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #2,058 | 66 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,464 | 49 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #2,371 | 49 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,891 | 65 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #2,434 | 42 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,003 | 54 | #2,779 | 18 |
| 1985 | #1,975 | 55 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #2,340 | 41 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #2,721 | 32 | #2,577 | 18 |
| 1982 | #2,369 | 41 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #2,847 | 31 | #3,412 | 12 |
| 1980 | #3,609 | 22 | #2,284 | 22 |
| 1979 | #3,333 | 24 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1978 | #2,859 | 28 | #2,669 | 16 |
| 1977 | #3,366 | 22 | #3,037 | 13 |
| 1976 | #2,792 | 27 | #2,329 | 19 |
| 1975 | #2,680 | 28 | #2,751 | 14 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 | #1,886 | 24 |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | #1,871 | 23 |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | #1,680 | 27 |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #1,916 | 22 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | #1,658 | 27 |
| 1969 | #3,199 | 18 | #1,440 | 31 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | #1,614 | 24 |
| 1967 | #2,272 | 28 | #1,287 | 34 |
| 1966 | #2,586 | 22 | #1,164 | 41 |
| 1965 | #3,264 | 15 | #976 | 57 |
| 1964 | #2,412 | 26 | #1,044 | 52 |
| 1963 | #2,172 | 30 | #899 | 69 |
| 1962 | #1,989 | 34 | #953 | 63 |
| 1961 | #1,742 | 43 | #882 | 75 |
| 1960 | #1,982 | 33 | #923 | 67 |
| 1959 | #1,695 | 42 | #903 | 72 |
| 1958 | #1,703 | 40 | #820 | 84 |
| 1957 | #2,347 | 23 | #842 | 80 |
| 1956 | #1,968 | 30 | #688 | 115 |
| 1955 | #1,774 | 35 | #732 | 99 |
| 1954 | #1,585 | 41 | #709 | 105 |
| 1953 | #1,503 | 42 | #636 | 126 |
| 1952 | #1,523 | 40 | #618 | 131 |
| 1951 | #1,505 | 39 | #596 | 136 |
| 1950 | #1,375 | 44 | #658 | 113 |
| 1949 | #1,627 | 33 | #634 | 116 |
| 1948 | #1,520 | 37 | #548 | 148 |
| 1947 | #1,545 | 37 | #535 | 158 |
| 1946 | #1,481 | 35 | #537 | 143 |
| 1945 | #1,514 | 29 | #520 | 132 |
| 1944 | #1,188 | 44 | #479 | 159 |
| 1943 | #1,900 | 21 | #480 | 165 |
| 1942 | #1,630 | 26 | #462 | 180 |
| 1941 | #1,446 | 29 | #461 | 165 |
| 1940 | #1,374 | 30 | #439 | 175 |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 23 | #391 | 208 |
| 1938 | #1,547 | 24 | #429 | 177 |
| 1937 | #1,303 | 31 | #392 | 198 |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 | #359 | 227 |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 | #366 | 217 |
| 1934 | #1,317 | 30 | #357 | 238 |
| 1933 | #1,400 | 27 | #338 | 248 |
| 1932 | #1,293 | 32 | #362 | 238 |
| 1931 | #1,314 | 31 | #344 | 254 |
| 1930 | #1,031 | 51 | #313 | 314 |
| 1929 | #1,282 | 34 | #328 | 285 |
| 1928 | #1,085 | 48 | #332 | 286 |
| 1927 | #1,278 | 38 | #337 | 288 |
| 1926 | #1,325 | 35 | #308 | 337 |
| 1925 | #1,376 | 34 | #326 | 310 |
| 1924 | #1,872 | 22 | #320 | 327 |
| 1923 | #1,084 | 49 | #295 | 356 |
| 1922 | #1,366 | 34 | #321 | 320 |
| 1921 | #1,298 | 36 | #329 | 321 |
| 1920 | #1,206 | 40 | #311 | 339 |
| 1919 | #1,445 | 29 | #292 | 339 |
| 1918 | #1,165 | 41 | #309 | 325 |
| 1917 | #1,281 | 32 | #297 | 314 |
| 1916 | #1,246 | 33 | #297 | 301 |
| 1915 | #1,405 | 26 | #290 | 297 |
| 1914 | #1,034 | 33 | #318 | 204 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #288 | 191 |
| 1912 | #1,297 | 17 | #317 | 136 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 | #323 | 70 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #461 | 35 |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | #388 | 39 |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | #301 | 53 |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | #301 | 50 |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | #323 | 40 |
| 1905 | #1,057 | 13 | #306 | 43 |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | #300 | 42 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #330 | 33 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | #317 | 37 |
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 | #407 | 21 |
| 1900 | #1,171 | 11 | #350 | 39 |
| 1899 | #835 | 15 | #322 | 30 |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #316 | 37 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #360 | 27 |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | #329 | 33 |
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | #329 | 31 |
| 1894 | — | #308 | 32 | |
| 1893 | — | #359 | 25 | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #357 | 28 |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | #291 | 32 |
| 1890 | — | #405 | 20 | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | #405 | 20 |
| 1888 | — | #359 | 26 | |
| 1887 | — | #516 | 12 | |
| 1886 | — | #397 | 20 | |
| 1885 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1884 | — | #520 | 13 | |
| 1883 | — | #460 | 15 | |
| 1882 | — | #469 | 15 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #526 | 12 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Clair was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1987, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Clair is popular in 1890
The SSA only publishes names by state from 1910 on.
See more about Clair
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2020
- Biggest jump: 157 spots in 1888 (#516 → #359)
- Biggest drop: 188 spots in 1966 (#976 → #1,164)
Rise & fade · boys
33 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1913 at #288 (191 births)
- Births halved by 1957, 44 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 85 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1880–1963
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,684
- Highest: 1 in 2,684 boys born in 1913 were named Clair (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 345,215 boys born in 2020 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 26.3% of all boys named Clair (3,169) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1975
- Mostly boys until 1974, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 156 | #359 (1888) | #475 |
| 1890s | 295 | #291 (1891) | #338 |
| 1900s | 397 | #300 (1904) | #332 |
| 1910s | 2,212 | #288 (1913) | #319 |
| 1920s | 3,169 | #295 (1923) | #321 |
| 1930s | 2,319 | #313 (1930) | #365 |
| 1940s | 1,541 | #439 (1940) | #510 |
| 1950s | 1,061 | #596 (1951) | #720 |
| 1960s | 513 | #882 (1961) | #1,118 |
| 1970s | 199 | #1,658 (1970) | #2,282 |
| 1980s | 110 | #2,284 (1980) | #3,442 |
| 1990s | 42 | #5,535 (1996) | #7,070 |
| 2000s | 12 | #8,339 (2001) | #9,503 |
| 2010s | 10 | #12,185 (2016) | #12,236 |
| 2020s | 5 | #12,022 (2020) | #12,022 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Clair in 1890
boys
#405
20 births · 1 in 5,551 boys
Top boys' names in 1890
More about 1890
boys
111,024 boys got a published name in 1890; 1 in 5,551 of them was named Clair, which outranked 65.1% of the 1,161 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 38.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).