Claire

Girl name

Claire has been given to 214,123 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2016 and currently ranks #68 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈklɛə/

Borrowed from French Claire, also a spelling variant of the English Clare.

Origin: French

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

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

214,123

Peak year

2016 (5,216 babies)

Rank in 2025

#68 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -28%

Gender split

99% girls / 1% boys

Famous people named Claire

Claire Danes

American actor (born 1979)

Claire Holt

Australian actress (born 1988)

Claire Foy

British actress

Claire Trevor

American actress (1910–2000)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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