Claira
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning bright and clear; a form of Clara.
Claira by the numbers
Claira was given to 127 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 149 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Clara
Like Claira, 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.
- Chiarabright or clear; a form of Clara68 in England and Wales (2025)
- Clarabellebright and beautiful; a form of Clara30 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)
- Anaclarabright or clear; a form of Clara with Ana7 in the US (2017)
- Clarabellbright and beautiful; a form of Clara and Belle5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Claira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Claira
Names that are said the same way as Claira, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Claira, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Claira
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