Clare

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Clare is a given name, the medieval English form of Clara. The related name Clair was traditionally considered male, but Clare and Claire are usually female. It is very often associated with the Irish County Clare.

From Wikipedia

Clare first appears in the data in 1979 and has been recorded in 12 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1983 with 148 babies (rank #83 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Clare

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Clare yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

803
Total babies (all years)
12
Years in the data
148
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
197990#96
198089#92
198196#91
198284#96
1983148#83
198590#96
198694#92
198998#95
20145#316
20153#440
20163#429
20173#434