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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 |
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 1951
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#158 · 1 in 970
- Pennsylvania#165 · 1 in 1,951
- Minnesota#280 · 1 in 5,400
- Iowa#330 · 1 in 6,313
- Ohio#492 · 1 in 16,289
Best ever in a state: #70 in Utah, 1919.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #158 | 11 | 1 in 970 |
| Pennsylvania | #165 | 59 | 1 in 1,951 |
| Minnesota | #280 | 7 | 1 in 5,400 |
| Iowa | #330 | 5 | 1 in 6,313 |
| Ohio | #492 | 6 | 1 in 16,289 |
| New York | #547 | 9 | 1 in 17,580 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Clair
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2020
- Biggest jump: 157 spots in 1888 (#516 → #359)
- Biggest drop: 188 spots in 1966 (#976 → #1,164)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1913 at #288 (191 births)
- Births halved by 1957, 44 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1880–1963
- 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%)
- 26.3% of all boys named Clair (3,169) were born in this decade
- 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 1951
Top girls' names in 1951
Top boys' names in 1951
More about 1951
girls
1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 46,176 of them was named Clair, which outranked 75.8% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,481Wonda40
- #1,481Wynona40
- #1,481Zenobia40
- #1,505Clair39
- #1,505Alethea39
- #1,505Bethel39
- #1,505Caron39
- #1,528Alyson38
- #1,528Annita38
- #1,528Carl38
Tied with 22 names at #1,505; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 13,844 of them was named Clair, which outranked 86.0% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).