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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
