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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 564 | #90 |
| 1997 | 439 | #114 |
| 1998 | 339 | #134 |
| 1999 | 263 | #171 |
| 2000 | 181 | #226 |
| 2001 | 145 | #267 |
| 2002 | 118 | #307 |
| 2003 | 86 | #416 |
| 2004 | 103 | #369 |
| 2005 | 74 | #484 |
| 2006 | 64 | #556 |
| 2007 | 56 | #625 |
| 2008 | 45 | #767 |
| 2009 | 66 | #579 |
| 2010 | 49 | #749 |
| 2011 | 45 | #822 |
| 2012 | 46 | #827 |
| 2013 | 43 | #867 |
| 2014 | 37 | #990 |
| 2015 | 36 | #988 |
| 2016 | 44 | #853 |
