Claire

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Claire or Clair is a given name of French origin. The word means clear in French in its feminine form.

From Wikipedia

Claire first appears in the data in 1976 and has been recorded in 50 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 590 babies (rank #47 that year). In 2025 it was given to 60 girls (rank #112). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Claire

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.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

9,515

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

590

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Outlander: Claire Randall Fraser — the time-travelling nurse

Famous people named Claire

Claire Danesfilm actor · b. 1979
Claire Holtfilm actor · b. 1988
Claire Foyfilm actor · b. 1984
Claire Trevorfilm actor · b. 1910
Claire Forlanifilm actor · b. 1971

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Claire in 2025

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

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