Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Claira

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,820 Trend ↓ Falling 11%

A female given name from Latin, a rare nonstandard spelling of Clara.

Rank 2025
#1,820
among girls · ↓76 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
110
named Claira · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,612
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
149 babies
All-time total
2,727
#3,819 all-time among girls
First recorded
1927
in Social Security records

Claira popularity over time

2,727 babies have been named Claira since 1927, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2014Girls

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 11 1 – #4,389
1930s – – – –
1940s 5 1 – #5,079
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 15 2 – #7,823
1990s 172 17 +1047% #3,111
2000s 595 60 +246% #2,019
2010s 1,299 130 +118% #1,494
2020s (to 2025) 630 105 -19% #1,732

Where Claira 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 108 0.07 outside top 500
2027 107 0.07 outside top 500
2028 106 0.07 outside top 500
2029 105 0.07 outside top 500
2030 104 0.06 outside top 500

Where Claira is most popular

Girls named Claira per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.063 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Indiana, and Oklahoma.

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 Claira 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
Kentucky 12 0.140 +121%
Indiana 19 0.135 +114%
Oklahoma 7 0.095 +50%
Michigan 17 0.093 +47%
Kansas 5 0.087 +37%
Pennsylvania 20 0.085 +34%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -10%
Texas 43 0.053 -16%
Ohio 12 0.051 -20%
Georgia 10 0.044 -31%
Florida 10 0.023 -63%
California 18 0.021 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Claira

Claira is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,820 in 2025 with 110 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1927, 2,727 American babies have been named Claira. Its peak came in 2014, when 149 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Claira stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Claira?

The median living Claira is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 17. An estimated 2,700 people named Claira are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Claira year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 110 #1,820
2024 116 #1,744
2023 89 #2,145
2022 102 #1,947
2021 97 #1,996
2020 116 #1,732
2019 112 #1,819
2018 136 #1,585
2017 127 #1,689
2016 131 #1,650
2015 138 #1,581
2014 149 #1,494
2013 133 #1,618
2012 126 #1,680
2011 125 #1,682
2010 122 #1,713
2009 102 #2,019
2008 96 #2,109
2007 78 #2,423
2006 73 #2,517
2005 47 #3,275
2004 44 #3,403
2003 50 #3,011
2002 36 #3,669
2001 36 #3,646
2000 33 #3,821
1995 15 #6,023
1990 10 #8,007
1985 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Claira?

The median living Claira is about 11 years old. Half of all living Clairas are between 6 and 17 years old.

How many people named Claira are alive today?

An estimated 2,700 people named Claira are alive in the United States, based on 2,727 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Claira mean?

A female given name from Latin, a rare nonstandard spelling of Clara.

How popular is the name Claira in 2025?

Claira ranked #1,820 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 110 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Claira?

2,727 babies have been named Claira in the United States since 1927, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Claira most popular?

Claira peaked in 2014, when 149 newborns received the name.

Is Claira a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Claira rising or falling?

Claira is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Claira become more popular?

Claira looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 104 girls named Claira in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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