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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 684 babies (rank #29 that year). In 2024 it was given to 397 girls (rank #55). 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.

15,134

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

684

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 2024

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	193	#176
1992	167	#202
1993	185	#174
1994	165	#176
1995	253	#138
1996	245	#141
1997	287	#109
1998	334	#90
1999	363	#76
2000	324	#83
2001	368	#73
2002	330	#78
2003	350	#78
2004	351	#76
2005	384	#66
2006	497	#55
2007	584	#43
2008	609	#39
2009	619	#35
2010	643	#32
2011	615	#33
2012	635	#30
2013	603	#33
2014	607	#36
2015	653	#32
2016	684	#29
2017	662	#30
2018	582	#36
2019	572	#36
2020	569	#33
2021	478	#50
2022	433	#51
2023	388	#55
2024	397	#55