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
Showing
- 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
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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 | #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 |
First appearance
1880
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 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Wisconsin#360 · 1 in 1,536
- Massachusetts#366 · 1 in 1,817
- Virginia#390 · 1 in 1,819
- Kansas#408 · 1 in 1,645
- Indiana#445 · 1 in 2,002
Best ever in a state: #82 in Vermont, 2011.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #360 | 15 | 1 in 1,536 |
| Massachusetts | #366 | 14 | 1 in 1,817 |
| Virginia | #390 | 20 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Kansas | #408 | 8 | 1 in 1,645 |
| Indiana | #445 | 15 | 1 in 2,002 |
| Ohio | #454 | 22 | 1 in 2,344 |
| Michigan | #469 | 18 | 1 in 2,287 |
| Iowa | #488 | 6 | 1 in 2,089 |
| Missouri | #501 | 11 | 1 in 2,447 |
| Minnesota | #505 | 10 | 1 in 2,403 |
| New Jersey | #528 | 14 | 1 in 2,608 |
| Illinois | #531 | 22 | 1 in 2,671 |
| Maryland | #580 | 9 | 1 in 2,677 |
| Pennsylvania | #596 | 16 | 1 in 3,297 |
| New York | #601 | 30 | 1 in 3,076 |
| Kentucky | #613 | 6 | 1 in 3,024 |
| Washington | #697 | 9 | 1 in 3,383 |
| Louisiana | #814 | 5 | 1 in 3,940 |
| North Carolina | #819 | 10 | 1 in 4,395 |
| Arizona | #882 | 7 | 1 in 4,425 |
| Tennessee | #921 | 6 | 1 in 4,978 |
| California | #1,075 | 29 | 1 in 7,210 |
| Georgia | #1,288 | 6 | 1 in 7,885 |
| Texas | #1,344 | 17 | 1 in 9,313 |
| Florida | #1,404 | 8 | 1 in 9,953 |
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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 Clare
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #320 (38 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 132 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 132 yrs · run 1880–1968
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,395
- 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%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 14.0% of all girls named Clare (4,396) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- 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 2012
girls
#730
379 births · 1 in 4,647 girls
Top girls' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 4,647 of them was named Clare, which outranked 96.3% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).