Clare
#924 for girls in 2025, 283 births · Last seen for boys in 1999 at #9,912
Given to girls 91.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1884 · 38 births
- Debut · girls
- 15 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 31,456since 1880
Clare 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 | #924 | 283 | — | |
| 2024 | #948 | 277 | — | |
| 2023 | #985 | 260 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,012 | 257 | — | |
| 2021 | #837 | 329 | — | |
| 2020 | #830 | 329 | — | |
| 2019 | #803 | 344 | — | |
| 2018 | #762 | 357 | — | |
| 2017 | #867 | 315 | — | |
| 2016 | #722 | 394 | — | |
| 2015 | #728 | 389 | — | |
| 2014 | #723 | 387 | — | |
| 2013 | #727 | 377 | — | |
| 2012 | #730 | 379 | — | |
| 2011 | #679 | 414 | — | |
| 2010 | #681 | 421 | — | |
| 2009 | #711 | 405 | — | |
| 2008 | #674 | 453 | — | |
| 2007 | #630 | 473 | — | |
| 2006 | #659 | 439 | — | |
| 2005 | #674 | 412 | — | |
| 2004 | #651 | 419 | — | |
| 2003 | #638 | 417 | — | |
| 2002 | #597 | 433 | — | |
| 2001 | #562 | 460 | — | |
| 2000 | #535 | 485 | — | |
| 1999 | #509 | 507 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #500 | 510 | — | |
| 1997 | #534 | 446 | — | |
| 1996 | #526 | 450 | — | |
| 1995 | #587 | 388 | — | |
| 1994 | #623 | 355 | — | |
| 1993 | #668 | 328 | — | |
| 1992 | #679 | 323 | — | |
| 1991 | #669 | 323 | — | |
| 1990 | #657 | 338 | — | |
| 1989 | #710 | 279 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #740 | 253 | — | |
| 1987 | #725 | 249 | — | |
| 1986 | #792 | 212 | — | |
| 1985 | #798 | 208 | — | |
| 1984 | #766 | 210 | — | |
| 1983 | #890 | 170 | — | |
| 1982 | #846 | 184 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,015 | 143 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,077 | 131 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,061 | 130 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,072 | 123 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #1,110 | 115 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #1,055 | 116 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #1,066 | 110 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #1,115 | 104 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,054 | 110 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,313 | 77 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,405 | 75 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #1,052 | 116 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #1,007 | 115 | — | |
| 1968 | #898 | 132 | — | |
| 1967 | #815 | 149 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #759 | 167 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #745 | 180 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #656 | 243 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #586 | 286 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1962 | #549 | 318 | #2,279 | 13 |
| 1961 | #538 | 334 | #2,322 | 13 |
| 1960 | #538 | 321 | #2,042 | 16 |
| 1959 | #548 | 313 | #1,974 | 17 |
| 1958 | #528 | 333 | #1,677 | 22 |
| 1957 | #561 | 293 | #1,634 | 24 |
| 1956 | #571 | 271 | #1,821 | 19 |
| 1955 | #518 | 318 | #1,483 | 27 |
| 1954 | #549 | 261 | #1,593 | 23 |
| 1953 | #479 | 323 | #1,630 | 22 |
| 1952 | #546 | 248 | #1,701 | 20 |
| 1951 | #518 | 255 | #1,295 | 32 |
| 1950 | #496 | 265 | #1,256 | 33 |
| 1949 | #525 | 245 | #1,163 | 37 |
| 1948 | #555 | 223 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1947 | #505 | 267 | #1,116 | 42 |
| 1946 | #503 | 241 | #1,111 | 39 |
| 1945 | #493 | 217 | #1,122 | 34 |
| 1944 | #474 | 225 | #1,152 | 33 |
| 1943 | #512 | 212 | #1,140 | 36 |
| 1942 | #579 | 163 | #1,036 | 42 |
| 1941 | #550 | 162 | #971 | 43 |
| 1940 | #522 | 173 | #1,275 | 28 |
| 1939 | #532 | 156 | #1,052 | 37 |
| 1938 | #573 | 143 | #883 | 50 |
| 1937 | #507 | 168 | #906 | 47 |
| 1936 | #500 | 167 | #972 | 41 |
| 1935 | #487 | 167 | #1,040 | 38 |
| 1934 | #472 | 188 | #897 | 49 |
| 1933 | #466 | 199 | #937 | 45 |
| 1932 | #438 | 226 | #763 | 68 |
| 1931 | #423 | 234 | #816 | 59 |
| 1930 | #444 | 231 | #855 | 59 |
| 1929 | #459 | 208 | #806 | 64 |
| 1928 | #450 | 231 | #722 | 78 |
| 1927 | #443 | 241 | #766 | 73 |
| 1926 | #440 | 241 | #694 | 83 |
| 1925 | #432 | 254 | #659 | 94 |
| 1924 | #471 | 217 | #722 | 84 |
| 1923 | #436 | 240 | #671 | 91 |
| 1922 | #453 | 229 | #678 | 91 |
| 1921 | #445 | 241 | #674 | 92 |
| 1920 | #435 | 237 | #623 | 103 |
| 1919 | #429 | 233 | #657 | 88 |
| 1918 | #410 | 255 | #667 | 86 |
| 1917 | #474 | 189 | #636 | 87 |
| 1916 | #427 | 215 | #630 | 85 |
| 1915 | #471 | 171 | #662 | 77 |
| 1914 | #407 | 169 | #579 | 75 |
| 1913 | #472 | 113 | #629 | 50 |
| 1912 | #402 | 132 | #765 | 32 |
| 1911 | #443 | 84 | #597 | 26 |
| 1910 | #406 | 94 | #707 | 18 |
| 1909 | #431 | 73 | #530 | 24 |
| 1908 | #430 | 70 | #712 | 14 |
| 1907 | #481 | 55 | #699 | 14 |
| 1906 | #444 | 59 | #674 | 13 |
| 1905 | #413 | 67 | #636 | 14 |
| 1904 | #421 | 59 | #686 | 12 |
| 1903 | #419 | 57 | #656 | 12 |
| 1902 | #408 | 57 | #556 | 15 |
| 1901 | #432 | 47 | #596 | 12 |
| 1900 | #423 | 63 | #836 | 10 |
| 1899 | #480 | 37 | #481 | 16 |
| 1898 | #401 | 59 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #420 | 48 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #387 | 53 | #462 | 19 |
| 1895 | #411 | 47 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | #372 | 56 | #480 | 17 |
| 1893 | #500 | 30 | #459 | 16 |
| 1892 | #351 | 56 | #688 | 10 |
| 1891 | #430 | 34 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #429 | 35 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #416 | 34 | #581 | 11 |
| 1888 | #366 | 43 | #580 | 12 |
| 1887 | #390 | 31 | #516 | 12 |
| 1886 | #424 | 26 | #647 | 9 |
| 1885 | #394 | 27 | #700 | 8 |
| 1884 | #320 | 38 | #613 | 10 |
| 1883 | #397 | 22 | #527 | 12 |
| 1882 | #389 | 21 | #691 | 8 |
| 1881 | #374 | 20 | — | |
| 1880 | #435 | 15 | #682 | 8 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Clare was already there! It came in at #435, and was given to 15 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 23 girls a year got the name.
Where Clare is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#185 · 1 in 1,837
- New York#254 · 1 in 2,243
- Pennsylvania#258 · 1 in 2,500
- Ohio#396 · 1 in 5,270
- Illinois#423 · 1 in 5,626
Best ever in a state: #82 in Vermont, 2011.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #185 | 16 | 1 in 1,837 |
| New York | #254 | 40 | 1 in 2,243 |
| Pennsylvania | #258 | 30 | 1 in 2,500 |
| Ohio | #396 | 10 | 1 in 5,270 |
| Illinois | #423 | 10 | 1 in 5,626 |
| California | #520 | 8 | 1 in 6,241 |
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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 Clare
- 24 spots since 2024 (#948 → #924)
- 94 spots since 2020 (#830 → #924)
- 196 spots since 2015 (#728 → #924)
- Biggest jump: 169 spots in 1982 (#1,015 → #846)
- Biggest drop: 175 spots in 2022 (#837 → #1,012)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #320 (38 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 132 yrs · run 1880–1968
- Highest: 1 in 3,395 girls born in 1884 were named Clare (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,679 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 14.0% of all girls named Clare (4,396) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 277 | #320 (1884) | #391 |
| 1890s | 455 | #351 (1892) | #418 |
| 1900s | 607 | #408 (1902) | #430 |
| 1910s | 1,655 | #402 (1912) | #434 |
| 1920s | 2,339 | #432 (1925) | #446 |
| 1930s | 1,879 | #423 (1931) | #484 |
| 1940s | 2,128 | #474 (1944) | #522 |
| 1950s | 2,880 | #479 (1953) | #531 |
| 1960s | 2,245 | #538 (1961) | #709 |
| 1970s | 1,076 | #1,052 (1970) | #1,130 |
| 1980s | 2,039 | #710 (1989) | #836 |
| 1990s | 3,968 | #500 (1998) | #595 |
| 2000s | 4,396 | #535 (2000) | #633 |
| 2010s | 3,777 | #679 (2011) | #742 |
| 2020s | 1,735 | #830 (2020) | #923 |
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.
Clare in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 6,610 of them was named Clare, which outranked 89.6% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 41,399 of them was named Clare, which outranked 67.6% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,251Porfirio29
- #1,251Shelly29
- #1,251Titus29
- #1,275Clare28
- #1,275Armond28
- #1,275Arnoldo28
- #1,275Brown28
- #1,288Butch27
- #1,288Calvert27
- #1,288Clemens27
Tied with 12 names at #1,275; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.