Clara
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning bright, clear.
How Clara has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #98 |
| 2016 | #100 |
| 2017 | #95 |
| 2018 | #103 |
| 2019 | #95 |
| 2020 | #103 |
| 2021 | #101 |
| 2022 | #110 |
| 2023 | #99 |
| 2024 | #78 |
| 2025 | #63 |
Clara by the numbers
In 2025, 610 babies in England and Wales were named Clara. In the US, 3,022 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 5,778 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1885, about 1 in 74 American girls born that year was called Clara.
Names that come from Clara
Forms of Clara in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean 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)
- 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)
- Clarabellabright and beautiful; a form of Clara and Bella5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Clara. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Caradear or beloved85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Clarebright, clear, illustrious315 in the US (2017)
- Ciaradark or black-haired240 in the US (2017)
- Clairabright and clear; a form of Clara127 in the US (2017)
- Clarybright and clear; a form of Claire or Clara18 in the US (2017)
- Charajoy or gladness5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Clara
Names that are said the same way as Clara, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Clara, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Clara
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