Clara
Girl name · Latin origin
Clara meaning
bright, shining, clear
Clara at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #78 in 2024
Clara popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #12 | 1,226 |
| 1885 | #7 | 1,910 |
| 1890 | #9 | 2,496 |
| 1900 | #19 | 2,826 |
| 1910 | #32 | 2,665 |
| 1920 | #44 | 5,470 |
| 1930 | #64 | 4,124 |
| 1940 | #111 | 2,316 |
| 1950 | #178 | 1,571 |
| 1960 | #309 | 914 |
| 1970 | #529 | 358 |
| 1980 | #511 | 392 |
| 1990 | #515 | 467 |
| 2000 | #353 | 879 |
| 2010 | #167 | 1,842 |
| 2020 | #103 | 2,696 |
| 2024 | #78 | 3,060 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #12 | 1,226 |
| 1881 | #11 | 1,242 |
| 1882 | #11 | 1,490 |
| 1883 | #10 | 1,548 |
| 1884 | #8 | 1,852 |
| 1885 | #7 | 1,910 |
| 1886 | #9 | 1,916 |
| 1887 | #8 | 1,984 |
| 1888 | #11 | 2,230 |
| 1889 | #10 | 2,319 |
| 1890 | #9 | 2,496 |
| 1891 | #11 | 2,360 |
| 1892 | #10 | 2,661 |
| 1893 | #11 | 2,532 |
| 1894 | #11 | 2,603 |
| 1895 | #12 | 2,613 |
| 1896 | #14 | 2,582 |
| 1897 | #15 | 2,454 |
| 1898 | #14 | 2,731 |
| 1899 | #14 | 2,441 |
| 1900 | #19 | 2,826 |
| 1901 | #18 | 2,319 |
| 1902 | #21 | 2,432 |
| 1903 | #20 | 2,342 |
| 1904 | #24 | 2,281 |
| 1905 | #22 | 2,397 |
| 1906 | #27 | 2,228 |
| 1907 | #29 | 2,319 |
| 1908 | #31 | 2,352 |
| 1909 | #32 | 2,403 |
| 1910 | #32 | 2,665 |
| 1911 | #33 | 2,691 |
| 1912 | #34 | 3,480 |
| 1913 | #36 | 3,633 |
| 1914 | #37 | 4,240 |
| 1915 | #38 | 5,285 |
| 1916 | #39 | 5,544 |
| 1917 | #41 | 5,626 |
| 1918 | #43 | 5,778 |
| 1919 | #43 | 5,404 |
| 1920 | #44 | 5,470 |
| 1921 | #45 | 5,606 |
| 1922 | #47 | 5,126 |
| 1923 | #49 | 5,134 |
| 1924 | #56 | 4,988 |
| 1925 | #55 | 4,776 |
| 1926 | #61 | 4,464 |
| 1927 | #63 | 4,365 |
| 1928 | #65 | 4,106 |
| 1929 | #65 | 4,148 |
| 1930 | #64 | 4,124 |
| 1931 | #61 | 3,899 |
| 1932 | #70 | 3,564 |
| 1933 | #67 | 3,412 |
| 1934 | #76 | 3,222 |
| 1935 | #81 | 3,067 |
| 1936 | #91 | 2,684 |
| 1937 | #100 | 2,573 |
| 1938 | #98 | 2,662 |
| 1939 | #103 | 2,451 |
| 1940 | #111 | 2,316 |
| 1941 | #111 | 2,300 |
| 1942 | #122 | 2,246 |
| 1943 | #133 | 2,083 |
| 1944 | #134 | 1,931 |
| 1945 | #136 | 1,800 |
| 1946 | #145 | 1,913 |
| 1947 | #150 | 1,935 |
| 1948 | #160 | 1,793 |
| 1949 | #168 | 1,711 |
| 1950 | #178 | 1,571 |
| 1951 | #186 | 1,549 |
| 1952 | #196 | 1,511 |
| 1953 | #212 | 1,383 |
| 1954 | #234 | 1,185 |
| 1955 | #224 | 1,300 |
| 1956 | #247 | 1,147 |
| 1957 | #258 | 1,109 |
| 1958 | #276 | 1,027 |
| 1959 | #287 | 987 |
| 1960 | #309 | 914 |
| 1961 | #314 | 878 |
| 1962 | #331 | 798 |
| 1963 | #345 | 750 |
| 1964 | #357 | 699 |
| 1965 | #386 | 569 |
| 1966 | #387 | 551 |
| 1967 | #404 | 515 |
| 1968 | #473 | 413 |
| 1969 | #471 | 417 |
| 1970 | #529 | 358 |
| 1971 | #540 | 339 |
| 1972 | #487 | 367 |
| 1973 | #515 | 332 |
| 1974 | #527 | 317 |
| 1975 | #522 | 337 |
| 1976 | #548 | 314 |
| 1977 | #581 | 297 |
| 1978 | #594 | 287 |
| 1979 | #547 | 342 |
| 1980 | #511 | 392 |
| 1981 | #579 | 321 |
| 1982 | #561 | 327 |
| 1983 | #577 | 310 |
| 1984 | #578 | 319 |
| 1985 | #553 | 357 |
| 1986 | #527 | 388 |
| 1987 | #513 | 406 |
| 1988 | #523 | 421 |
| 1989 | #536 | 426 |
| 1990 | #515 | 467 |
| 1991 | #463 | 529 |
| 1992 | #460 | 536 |
| 1993 | #418 | 596 |
| 1994 | #427 | 592 |
| 1995 | #397 | 661 |
| 1996 | #395 | 669 |
| 1997 | #399 | 654 |
| 1998 | #371 | 768 |
| 1999 | #370 | 794 |
| 2000 | #353 | 879 |
| 2001 | #323 | 958 |
| 2002 | #302 | 1,031 |
| 2003 | #294 | 1,059 |
| 2004 | #282 | 1,170 |
| 2005 | #246 | 1,331 |
| 2006 | #231 | 1,497 |
| 2007 | #226 | 1,554 |
| 2008 | #204 | 1,654 |
| 2009 | #199 | 1,649 |
| 2010 | #167 | 1,842 |
| 2011 | #151 | 2,078 |
| 2012 | #136 | 2,335 |
| 2013 | #131 | 2,508 |
| 2014 | #108 | 2,860 |
| 2015 | #98 | 3,070 |
| 2016 | #100 | 3,075 |
| 2017 | #95 | 3,044 |
| 2018 | #103 | 2,892 |
| 2019 | #95 | 2,950 |
| 2020 | #103 | 2,696 |
| 2021 | #101 | 2,693 |
| 2022 | #110 | 2,552 |
| 2023 | #98 | 2,661 |
| 2024 | #78 | 3,060 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Clara” (revision 92412763), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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