Chiara
A girls’ name of Italian origin, meaning bright or clear; a form of Clara.
Chiara by the numbers
In 2025, 68 babies in England and Wales were named Chiara. In the US, 132 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 203 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Clara
Like Chiara, each of these traces back to Clara: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Clairabright and clear; a form of Clara127 in the US (2017)
- Klarabright and clear; a form of Clara51 in England and Wales (2025)
- Clarabellebright and beautiful; a form of Clara30 in the US (2017)
- Klairabright; a form of Clara23 in the US (2017)
- Clarybright and clear; a form of Claire or Clara18 in the US (2017)
- Claribelbright and beautiful; blend of Clara and Belle16 in the US (2017)
- Claramaeclear and beloved; a form of Clara9 in the US (2017)
- Claritabright and clear; spanish diminutive of Clara8 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Chiara. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Chiara
Names that are said the same way as Chiara, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Shiara5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Chiara, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Chiara
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