Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: FrenchClaire or Clair is a given name of French origin. The word means clear in French in its feminine form.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Claire yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Clear. Clean. Honest. French origin but fully naturalized into English. No one mispronounces it, no one misspells it. I chose it because I wanted her name to never be an obstacle.
— Victoria, Washington DC, 2018
My grandmother Clare — Irish spelling — passed the year my daughter was born. The French spelling was an accident. I'd been reading a French novel all week. It turned out to be its own thing, which I think she'd have liked.
— Brigid, Chicago IL, 2020
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 82 | #91 |
| 1977 | 94 | #91 |
| 1978 | 143 | #79 |
| 1979 | 183 | #64 |
| 1980 | 158 | #70 |
| 1981 | 189 | #65 |
| 1982 | 221 | #55 |
| 1983 | 185 | #64 |
| 1984 | 212 | #54 |
| 1985 | 223 | #51 |
| 1986 | 219 | #55 |
| 1987 | 225 | #51 |
| 1988 | 225 | #51 |
| 1989 | 217 | #50 |
| 1990 | 245 | #43 |
| 1991 | 229 | #44 |
| 1992 | 198 | #60 |
| 1993 | 181 | #75 |
| 1994 | 191 | #67 |
| 1995 | 184 | #66 |
| 1996 | 175 | #68 |
| 1997 | 191 | #64 |
| 1998 | 207 | #56 |
| 1999 | 204 | #56 |
| 2000 | 196 | #60 |
| 2001 | 180 | #65 |
| 2002 | 184 | #67 |
| 2003 | 200 | #51 |
| 2004 | 170 | #66 |
| 2005 | 139 | #83 |
| 2006 | 113 | #64 |
| 2007 | 154 | #40 |
| 2008 | 124 | #54 |
| 2009 | 130 | #50 |
| 2010 | 137 | #48 |
| 2011 | 106 | #63 |
| 2012 | 145 | #46 |
| 2013 | 112 | #60 |
| 2014 | 151 | #56 |
| 2015 | 559 | #59 |
| 2016 | 590 | #47 |
| 2017 | 243 | #48 |
| 2018 | 192 | #69 |
| 2019 | 359 | #66 |
| 2020 | 179 | #86 |
| 2021 | 190 | #72 |
| 2022 | 142 | #86 |
| 2023 | 60 | #116 |
| 2024 | 119 | #100 |
| 2025 | 60 | #112 |
