Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: ItalianClara or Klara is a given name. It is the feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous".
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Clara yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Clara Schumann was the greatest pianist of the nineteenth century and was systematically overlooked because of her husband. I told my daughter this story when she was four. She listened very seriously and then asked for a snack.
— Nina, Philadelphia PA, 2017
My wife's grandmother was Clara. She lived to ninety-eight and had the sharpest mind of anyone in the family until the very end. Naming a new baby for her felt like continuity.
— Philippe, Montreal QC, 2020
Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61 | #432 |
| 1992 | 70 | #392 |
| 1993 | 81 | #353 |
| 1994 | 77 | #322 |
| 1995 | 115 | #256 |
| 1996 | 116 | #255 |
| 1997 | 102 | #277 |
| 1998 | 126 | #233 |
| 1999 | 125 | #232 |
| 2000 | 125 | #227 |
| 2001 | 161 | #183 |
| 2002 | 198 | #141 |
| 2003 | 209 | #136 |
| 2004 | 244 | #112 |
| 2005 | 258 | #110 |
| 2006 | 319 | #84 |
| 2007 | 355 | #76 |
| 2008 | 354 | #80 |
| 2009 | 349 | #78 |
| 2010 | 479 | #49 |
| 2011 | 505 | #39 |
| 2012 | 489 | #43 |
| 2013 | 531 | #39 |
| 2014 | 633 | #32 |
| 2015 | 627 | #34 |
| 2016 | 637 | #36 |
| 2017 | 619 | #34 |
| 2018 | 632 | #32 |
| 2019 | 674 | #27 |
| 2020 | 642 | #25 |
| 2021 | 667 | #27 |
| 2022 | 632 | #25 |
| 2023 | 558 | #31 |
| 2024 | 646 | #20 |
