Claire
A girls’ name of French/Latin origin, meaning clear, bright.
How Claire has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #49 |
| 2016 | #40 |
| 2017 | #49 |
| 2018 | #49 |
| 2019 | #55 |
| 2020 | #57 |
| 2021 | #59 |
| 2022 | #66 |
| 2023 | #67 |
| 2024 | #67 |
| 2025 | #68 |
Claire by the numbers
In 2025, 23 babies in England and Wales were named Claire. In the US, 4,683 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,207 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Claire
Forms of Claire in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Clairclear or bright; short form of Claire29 in the US (2017)
- Clarybright and clear; a form of Claire or Clara18 in the US (2017)
- Annaclairegrace and bright; blend of Anna and Claire10 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Claire. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Clarebright, clear, illustrious315 in the US (2017)
- Clairabright and clear; a form of Clara127 in the US (2017)
- Clayrebright and clear; modern respelling of Claire5 in the US (2017)
- Clarabright, clear610 in England and Wales (2025)
- Clarkeclerk, scholar; occupational name134 in the US (2017)
- Claricebright; clear; from Clarus50 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Claire
Names that are said the same way as Claire, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Claire, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Claire
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