Claire
#68 for girls in 2025, 3,487 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #12,146
Given to girls 99.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2016 · 5,216 births
- Debut · girls
- 21 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 28 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 211,919since 1880
Claire over time
Rank among girls' names. 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 | #68 | 3,487 | — | |
| 2024 | #67 | 3,337 | — | |
| 2023 | #68 | 3,200 | — | |
| 2022 | #66 | 3,380 | — | |
| 2021 | #59 | 3,704 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #58 | 3,837 | — | |
| 2019 | #55 | 4,130 | — | |
| 2018 | #50 | 4,406 | — | |
| 2017 | #49 | 4,702 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #40 | 5,216 | — | |
| 2015 | #49 | 4,837 | — | |
| 2014 | #44 | 5,015 | — | |
| 2013 | #50 | 4,661 | — | |
| 2012 | #45 | 4,944 | — | |
| 2011 | #50 | 4,900 | — | |
| 2010 | #53 | 4,917 | — | |
| 2009 | #53 | 4,825 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #62 | 4,601 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #66 | 4,614 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #86 | 4,013 | — | |
| 2005 | #95 | 3,293 | #9,115 | 7 |
| 2004 | #99 | 3,333 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #92 | 3,571 | — | |
| 2002 | #95 | 3,406 | — | |
| 2001 | #82 | 3,642 | — | |
| 2000 | #86 | 3,711 | — | |
| 1999 | #86 | 3,734 | — | |
| 1998 | #91 | 3,642 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #108 | 3,039 | — | |
| 1996 | #115 | 2,741 | — | |
| 1995 | #129 | 2,474 | — | |
| 1994 | #149 | 2,175 | — | |
| 1993 | #165 | 1,898 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #158 | 1,949 | — | |
| 1991 | #162 | 1,819 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #158 | 1,855 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1989 | #171 | 1,671 | #2,989 | 20 |
| 1988 | #190 | 1,446 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #202 | 1,335 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #198 | 1,307 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #220 | 1,187 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #254 | 979 | — | |
| 1983 | #275 | 857 | — | |
| 1982 | #299 | 815 | — | |
| 1981 | #343 | 680 | — | |
| 1980 | #401 | 567 | — | |
| 1979 | #401 | 539 | — | |
| 1978 | #420 | 481 | — | |
| 1977 | #430 | 472 | — | |
| 1976 | #485 | 377 | — | |
| 1975 | #475 | 388 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #483 | 367 | — | |
| 1973 | #451 | 407 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #585 | 274 | — | |
| 1971 | #587 | 297 | — | |
| 1970 | #547 | 341 | — | |
| 1969 | #501 | 377 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #515 | 353 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #480 | 389 | — | |
| 1966 | #420 | 499 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #403 | 526 | — | |
| 1964 | #394 | 607 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #372 | 676 | — | |
| 1962 | #328 | 807 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #331 | 811 | — | |
| 1960 | #315 | 899 | — | |
| 1959 | #284 | 995 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #288 | 962 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #271 | 1,030 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #277 | 985 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1955 | #273 | 993 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #258 | 1,031 | #1,559 | 24 |
| 1953 | #244 | 1,090 | #2,038 | 15 |
| 1952 | #241 | 1,078 | #1,615 | 22 |
| 1951 | #239 | 1,060 | #1,643 | 21 |
| 1950 | #234 | 1,038 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1949 | #226 | 1,090 | #1,820 | 17 |
| 1948 | #232 | 1,023 | #1,703 | 19 |
| 1947 | #216 | 1,180 | #1,599 | 22 |
| 1946 | #212 | 1,115 | #1,759 | 17 |
| 1945 | #211 | 916 | #1,494 | 20 |
| 1944 | #202 | 1,006 | #1,630 | 18 |
| 1943 | #207 | 1,001 | #1,431 | 24 |
| 1942 | #199 | 1,027 | #1,139 | 36 |
| 1941 | #196 | 953 | #1,209 | 30 |
| 1940 | #194 | 950 | #1,156 | 33 |
| 1939 | #189 | 931 | #1,323 | 25 |
| 1938 | #184 | 1,074 | #1,275 | 27 |
| 1937 | #191 | 959 | #1,074 | 36 |
| 1936 | #176 | 1,083 | #989 | 40 |
| 1935 | #171 | 1,124 | #1,020 | 39 |
| 1934 | #155 | 1,309 | #956 | 44 |
| 1933 | #144 | 1,372 | #1,078 | 37 |
| 1932 | #140 | 1,506 | #1,090 | 38 |
| 1931 | #139 | 1,627 | #775 | 65 |
| 1930 | #136 | 1,654 | #976 | 48 |
| 1929 | #134 | 1,699 | #844 | 60 |
| 1928 | #136 | 1,734 | #826 | 63 |
| 1927 | #136 | 1,836 | #825 | 65 |
| 1926 | #144 | 1,679 | #955 | 51 |
| 1925 | #159 | 1,503 | #814 | 66 |
| 1924 | #159 | 1,583 | #823 | 67 |
| 1923 | #167 | 1,392 | #755 | 75 |
| 1922 | #167 | 1,339 | #840 | 66 |
| 1921 | #182 | 1,210 | #804 | 71 |
| 1920 | #194 | 1,019 | #785 | 72 |
| 1919 | #197 | 953 | #1,009 | 45 |
| 1918 | #186 | 1,072 | #824 | 63 |
| 1917 | #200 | 926 | #797 | 62 |
| 1916 | #208 | 838 | #757 | 65 |
| 1915 | #204 | 809 | #863 | 51 |
| 1914 | #219 | 570 | #933 | 35 |
| 1913 | #212 | 490 | #789 | 36 |
| 1912 | #212 | 440 | #835 | 28 |
| 1911 | #213 | 333 | #896 | 14 |
| 1910 | #233 | 274 | #928 | 12 |
| 1909 | #218 | 259 | #951 | 10 |
| 1908 | #224 | 235 | #712 | 14 |
| 1907 | #230 | 206 | #559 | 19 |
| 1906 | #213 | 213 | #798 | 10 |
| 1905 | #232 | 184 | #525 | 19 |
| 1904 | #243 | 163 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | #232 | 164 | #696 | 11 |
| 1902 | #244 | 156 | #933 | 7 |
| 1901 | #265 | 122 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #262 | 156 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | #260 | 121 | #613 | 11 |
| 1898 | #258 | 133 | #744 | 9 |
| 1897 | #275 | 105 | #787 | 8 |
| 1896 | #283 | 106 | #674 | 11 |
| 1895 | #259 | 118 | — | |
| 1894 | #283 | 96 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #277 | 92 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | #292 | 86 | — | |
| 1891 | #267 | 84 | — | |
| 1890 | #291 | 72 | #884 | 6 |
| 1889 | #307 | 62 | — | |
| 1888 | #270 | 73 | — | |
| 1887 | #278 | 58 | — | |
| 1886 | #265 | 61 | #959 | 5 |
| 1885 | #283 | 49 | #700 | 8 |
| 1884 | #341 | 33 | — | |
| 1883 | #287 | 38 | — | |
| 1882 | #323 | 30 | — | |
| 1881 | #338 | 23 | — | |
| 1880 | #352 | 21 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Claire was already there! It came in at #352, and was given to 21 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 31 girls a year got the name.
Where Claire is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Massachusetts#56 · 1 in 255
- New Hampshire#66 · 1 in 223
- Connecticut#86 · 1 in 390
- New Jersey#94 · 1 in 446
- Rhode Island#101 · 1 in 470
Best ever in a state: #5 in Rhode Island, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #56 | 138 | 1 in 255 |
| New Hampshire | #66 | 14 | 1 in 223 |
| Connecticut | #86 | 37 | 1 in 390 |
| New Jersey | #94 | 67 | 1 in 446 |
| Rhode Island | #101 | 11 | 1 in 470 |
| California | #102 | 49 | 1 in 426 |
| New York | #104 | 197 | 1 in 493 |
| Maine | #118 | 14 | 1 in 432 |
| Pennsylvania | #124 | 130 | 1 in 719 |
| Washington | #129 | 14 | 1 in 621 |
| Utah | #132 | 9 | 1 in 516 |
| Idaho | #150 | 6 | 1 in 628 |
| Colorado | #177 | 8 | 1 in 917 |
| Louisiana | #184 | 21 | 1 in 894 |
| Montana | #203 | 5 | 1 in 1,188 |
| Nebraska | #208 | 10 | 1 in 1,181 |
| Wisconsin | #219 | 14 | 1 in 1,664 |
| Maryland | #234 | 6 | 1 in 2,123 |
| North Dakota | #235 | 5 | 1 in 1,555 |
| Michigan | #237 | 17 | 1 in 2,010 |
| Illinois | #262 | 24 | 1 in 2,426 |
| Ohio | #268 | 19 | 1 in 2,668 |
| Minnesota | #285 | 9 | 1 in 2,398 |
| Missouri | #308 | 12 | 1 in 2,381 |
| West Virginia | #357 | 5 | 1 in 3,223 |
| Indiana | #360 | 6 | 1 in 4,047 |
| Virginia | #373 | 6 | 1 in 4,176 |
| Kentucky | #379 | 7 | 1 in 3,537 |
| Iowa | #385 | 5 | 1 in 4,126 |
| Georgia | #387 | 8 | 1 in 3,905 |
| Texas | #579 | 10 | 1 in 4,727 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Tennessee | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Claire
- 1 spot since 2024 (#67 → #68)
- 10 spots since 2020 (#58 → #68)
- 19 spots since 2015 (#49 → #68)
- Biggest jump: 134 spots in 1973 (#585 → #451)
- Biggest drop: 60 spots in 1967 (#420 → #480)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2016 at #40 (5,216 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 28 yrs · run 1998–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 340 girls born in 2016 were named Claire (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 461 girls born in 2025 (0.22%)
- 22.5% of all girls named Claire (47,728) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 448 | #265 (1886) | #304 |
| 1890s | 1,013 | #258 (1898) | #275 |
| 1900s | 1,858 | #213 (1906) | #236 |
| 1910s | 6,705 | #186 (1918) | #208 |
| 1920s | 14,994 | #134 (1929) | #158 |
| 1930s | 12,639 | #136 (1930) | #163 |
| 1940s | 10,261 | #194 (1940) | #210 |
| 1950s | 10,262 | #234 (1950) | #261 |
| 1960s | 5,944 | #315 (1960) | #406 |
| 1970s | 3,943 | #401 (1979) | #486 |
| 1980s | 10,844 | #171 (1989) | #255 |
| 1990s | 25,326 | #86 (1999) | #132 |
| 2000s | 39,009 | #53 (2009) | #82 |
| 2010s | 47,728 | #40 (2016) | #49 |
| 2020s | 20,945 | #58 (2020) | #64 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Claire in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 1,168 of them was named Claire, which outranked 96.2% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 14,927 of them was named Claire, which outranked 82.7% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).