Clare

Primarily a girl's name · 91% 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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 510 babies (rank #500 that year). In 2024 it was given to 276 girls (rank #949). 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 — 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.

34,225

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

510

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Clare

Clare Hollingworthjournalist · b. 1911
Clare Boothe Lucepublisher · b. 1903

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	15	#435
1881	20	#375
1882	21	#391
1883	22	#398
1884	38	#320
1885	27	#396
1886	26	#426
1887	31	#390
1888	43	#366
1889	34	#416
1890	35	#431
1891	34	#432
1892	56	#351
1893	30	#504
1894	56	#372
1895	47	#412
1896	53	#388
1897	48	#420
1898	59	#401
1899	37	#482
1900	63	#424
1901	47	#432
1902	57	#408
1903	57	#421
1904	59	#422
1905	67	#415
1906	59	#445
1907	55	#482
1908	70	#430
1909	73	#431
1910	94	#407
1911	84	#443
1912	132	#402
1913	113	#472
1914	169	#407
1915	171	#472
1916	215	#427
1917	189	#474
1918	255	#410
1919	233	#430
1920	237	#435
1921	241	#445
1922	229	#453
1923	240	#436
1924	217	#471
1925	254	#433
1926	241	#440
1927	241	#444
1928	231	#450
1929	208	#459
1930	231	#445
1931	234	#423
1932	226	#439
1933	199	#466
1934	188	#472
1935	167	#488
1936	167	#500
1937	168	#507
1938	143	#574
1939	156	#532
1940	173	#522
1941	162	#550
1942	163	#579
1943	212	#512
1944	225	#475
1945	217	#493
1946	241	#503
1947	267	#505
1948	223	#555
1949	245	#526
1950	265	#496
1951	255	#519
1952	248	#546
1953	323	#480
1954	261	#552
1955	318	#518
1956	271	#571
1957	293	#561
1958	333	#528
1959	313	#548
1960	321	#538
1961	334	#538
1962	318	#549
1963	286	#586
1964	243	#656
1965	180	#745
1966	167	#759
1967	149	#815
1968	132	#900
1969	115	#1,010
1970	116	#1,053
1971	75	#1,406
1972	78	#1,303
1973	110	#1,054
1974	104	#1,116
1975	110	#1,069
1976	116	#1,055
1977	115	#1,111
1978	123	#1,072
1979	130	#1,064
1980	131	#1,078
1981	142	#1,017
1982	184	#846
1983	170	#891
1984	210	#768
1985	208	#798
1986	212	#792
1987	249	#725
1988	253	#740
1989	279	#711
1990	338	#657
1991	323	#669
1992	323	#679
1993	328	#668
1994	355	#623
1995	388	#587
1996	450	#526
1997	446	#535
1998	510	#500
1999	507	#509
2000	485	#535
2001	460	#562
2002	433	#597
2003	417	#638
2004	419	#652
2005	412	#674
2006	439	#659
2007	473	#630
2008	453	#674
2009	405	#713
2010	421	#681
2011	414	#678
2012	379	#731
2013	377	#728
2014	387	#723
2015	389	#731
2016	394	#722
2017	315	#867
2018	357	#763
2019	344	#802
2020	329	#829
2021	329	#836
2022	257	#1,011
2023	260	#984
2024	276	#949