Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Klara

Meaning A female given name, variant of Clara Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,804 Trend ↓ Falling 13%

A female given name, variant of Clara.

Rank 2025
#1,804
among girls · ↑42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
112
named Klara · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,351
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
152 babies
All-time total
3,087
#3,547 all-time among girls
First recorded
1884
in Social Security records

Klara popularity over time

3,087 babies have been named Klara since 1884, 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 2019Girls

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 5 1 – #1,093
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 49 5 – #2,508
1920s 64 6 +31% #3,272
1930s 24 2 -62% #3,359
1940s 20 2 -17% #4,055
1950s 11 1 -45% #5,451
1960s 30 3 +173% #5,525
1970s 32 3 +7% #7,029
1980s 109 11 +241% #4,750
1990s 246 25 +126% #3,392
2000s 647 65 +163% #2,245
2010s 1,163 116 +80% #1,457
2020s (to 2025) 687 115 -2% #1,564

Where Klara 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 110 0.07 outside top 500
2027 108 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 Klara is most popular

Girls named Klara per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.071 per 1,000. Strongest in Illinois, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.

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 Klara 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
Illinois 53 0.232 +228%
New Jersey 17 0.094 +33%
Massachusetts 11 0.091 +29%
New York 33 0.083 +18%
Washington 12 0.083 +18%
Florida 28 0.065 -7%
Pennsylvania 14 0.059 -16%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -18%
Texas 42 0.052 -26%
California 43 0.051 -28%
Ohio 11 0.046 -34%
Missouri 5 0.041 -41%
Michigan 7 0.038 -46%
Indiana 5 0.036 -50%
Virginia 5 0.029 -58%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Klara

Klara is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,804 in 2025 with 112 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 3,087 American babies have been named Klara. Its peak came in 2019, when 152 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 Klara stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Klara?

The median living Klara is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 20. An estimated 2,900 people named Klara are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Klara year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 112 #1,804
2024 109 #1,846
2023 110 #1,830
2022 136 #1,564
2021 106 #1,880
2020 114 #1,760
2019 152 #1,457
2018 130 #1,637
2017 113 #1,826
2016 127 #1,686
2015 113 #1,836
2014 112 #1,825
2013 115 #1,786
2012 101 #1,948
2011 104 #1,922
2010 96 #2,070
2009 76 #2,497
2008 88 #2,245
2007 80 #2,379
2006 67 #2,687
2005 69 #2,513
2004 63 #2,634
2003 59 #2,689
2002 54 #2,804
2001 47 #3,028
2000 44 #3,142
1995 25 #4,157
1990 19 #4,962
1985 15 #4,970
1980 7 #8,601
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 5 #6,837
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 6 #3,994
1930 – –
1925 7 #4,227
1920 7 #4,192
1915 9 #3,007
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Klara

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

  1. 1 Klara Hitler Klara Hitler Mother of Adolf Hitler (1860–1907) 19th century
  2. 2 Klara Guseva Russian speed skater (1937–2019) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Klara?

The median living Klara is about 12 years old. Half of all living Klaras are between 6 and 20 years old.

How many people named Klara are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Klara are alive in the United States, based on 3,087 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Klara mean?

A female given name, variant of Clara.

How popular is the name Klara in 2025?

Klara ranked #1,804 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 112 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Klara?

3,087 babies have been named Klara in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Klara most popular?

Klara peaked in 2019, when 152 newborns received the name.

Is Klara a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Klara rising or falling?

Klara has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Klara become more popular?

Klara is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 104 girls named Klara 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 Klara?

Well-known people named Klara include Klara Hitler (companion), Klara Guseva (skater).

Names like Klara

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

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