Clara
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning bright, clear.
Babies a year
610
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#63
up from #78
UK popularity
#77
610 babies · up from #84
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 |
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. Its US peak was 5,778 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Clara was most common in 1885, when it went to 1.35% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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