Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Chiara

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,066 Trend ↑ Rising 39%

Chiara is both a feminine Italian given name and a surname meaning bright.

Rank 2025
#1,066
among girls · ↑48 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
228
named Chiara · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,049
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
228 babies
All-time total
5,927
#2,297 all-time among girls
First recorded
1951
in Social Security records

Chiara popularity over time

5,927 babies have been named Chiara since 1951, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 14 1 – #4,342
1960s 81 8 +479% #3,720
1970s 284 28 +251% #1,916
1980s 427 43 +50% #2,097
1990s 838 84 +96% #1,434
2000s 1,721 172 +105% #1,054
2010s 1,359 136 -21% #1,394
2020s (to 2025) 1,203 201 +48% #1,066

Where Chiara is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 241 0.15 outside top 500
2027 252 0.16 outside top 500
2028 262 0.16 outside top 500
2029 271 0.17 outside top 500
2030 278 0.17 outside top 500

Where Chiara is most popular

Girls named Chiara per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.128 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Chiara born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 67 0.371 +190%
New York 142 0.359 +181%
Connecticut 20 0.344 +169%
Florida 139 0.325 +154%
Massachusetts 39 0.323 +152%
California 139 0.165 +29%
Colorado 16 0.143 +12%
Pennsylvania 33 0.140 +9%
Arizona 19 0.135 +6%
Virginia 23 0.135 +6%
Illinois 29 0.127 ≈ national
Washington 15 0.104 -19%
Texas 79 0.098 -23%
Maryland 5 0.047 -63%
Georgia 6 0.026 -79%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -79%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Chiara

Chiara is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,066 in 2025 with 228 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1951, 5,927 American babies have been named Chiara. Its peak came in 2025, when 228 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Chiara stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Chiara?

The median living Chiara is about 18 years old; half are between 7 and 27. An estimated 5,900 people named Chiara are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Chiara year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 228 #1,066
2024 219 #1,114
2023 202 #1,188
2022 182 #1,297
2021 206 #1,183
2020 166 #1,328
2019 152 #1,453
2018 161 #1,394
2017 137 #1,593
2016 134 #1,630
2015 111 #1,853
2014 131 #1,636
2013 143 #1,531
2012 111 #1,824
2011 134 #1,613
2010 145 #1,537
2009 183 #1,319
2008 155 #1,505
2007 177 #1,366
2006 173 #1,342
2005 183 #1,239
2004 202 #1,129
2003 186 #1,162
2002 203 #1,054
2001 139 #1,370
2000 120 #1,519
1995 105 #1,502
1990 62 #2,105
1985 44 #2,289
1980 32 #2,809
1975 47 #1,916
1970 11 #4,804
1965 8 #4,896
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Famous people named Chiara

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Chiara Mastroianni Chiara Mastroianni French actress and singer (born 1972) Contemporary
  2. 2 Chiara Ferragni Chiara Ferragni Italian blogger and influencer (born 1987) Contemporary
  3. 3 Chiara Badano Chiara Badano Italian Blessed 1971–1990 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Chiara Lubich Chiara Lubich Italian teacher and founder of the Focolare Movement (1920–2008) Contemporary
  5. 5 Chiara Siracusa Chiara Siracusa Maltese singer (born 1976) Contemporary
  6. 6 Chiara Appendino Chiara Appendino Italian politician (born 1984) Contemporary
  7. 7 Chiara Cainero Chiara Cainero Italian sport shooter (born 1978) Contemporary
  8. 8 Chiara Hölzl Chiara Hölzl Austrian ski jumper (born 1997) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Chiara, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Chiara?

The median living Chiara is about 18 years old. Half of all living Chiaras are between 7 and 27 years old.

How many people named Chiara are alive today?

An estimated 5,900 people named Chiara are alive in the United States, based on 5,927 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Chiara mean?

Chiara is both a feminine Italian given name and a surname meaning bright.

How popular is the name Chiara in 2025?

Chiara ranked #1,066 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 228 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Chiara?

5,927 babies have been named Chiara in the United States since 1951, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Chiara most popular?

Chiara peaked in 2025, when 228 newborns received the name.

Is Chiara a boy or girl name?

Chiara is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Chiara rising or falling?

Chiara is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Chiara become more popular?

Chiara is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 278 girls named Chiara in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Chiara?

Well-known people named Chiara include Chiara Mastroianni (actor), Chiara Ferragni (designer), Chiara Badano (religious figure).

Names like Chiara

Names that sound and feel close to Chiara: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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