Clair

Unisex

Clair has been given to 16,351 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1923.

Meaning & origin

A less common spelling of Claire.

Origin: French

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

16,351

Peak year

1923 (405 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -40%

Gender split

26% girls / 74% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Clair.

16,583 babies since 1889

16,059 babies since 1883

15,995 babies since 1880

15,791 babies since 1880

16,936 babies since 1880

17,045 babies since 1890

15,645 babies since 1880

17,156 babies since 1881

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