Clare
Girl name
Clare meaning
bright, shining, clear
Clare at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #949 in 2024
Clare popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #435 | 15 |
| 1884 | #320 | 38 |
| 1890 | #429 | 35 |
| 1900 | #423 | 63 |
| 1910 | #406 | 94 |
| 1920 | #435 | 237 |
| 1930 | #444 | 231 |
| 1940 | #522 | 173 |
| 1950 | #496 | 265 |
| 1960 | #538 | 321 |
| 1970 | #1,053 | 116 |
| 1980 | #1,077 | 131 |
| 1990 | #657 | 338 |
| 2000 | #535 | 485 |
| 2010 | #681 | 421 |
| 2020 | #828 | 329 |
| 2024 | #949 | 276 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #435 | 15 |
| 1881 | #374 | 20 |
| 1882 | #389 | 21 |
| 1883 | #397 | 22 |
| 1884 | #320 | 38 |
| 1885 | #394 | 27 |
| 1886 | #424 | 26 |
| 1887 | #390 | 31 |
| 1888 | #366 | 43 |
| 1889 | #416 | 34 |
| 1890 | #429 | 35 |
| 1891 | #430 | 34 |
| 1892 | #351 | 56 |
| 1893 | #500 | 30 |
| 1894 | #372 | 56 |
| 1895 | #411 | 47 |
| 1896 | #387 | 53 |
| 1897 | #420 | 48 |
| 1898 | #401 | 59 |
| 1899 | #480 | 37 |
| 1900 | #423 | 63 |
| 1901 | #432 | 47 |
| 1902 | #408 | 57 |
| 1903 | #419 | 57 |
| 1904 | #421 | 59 |
| 1905 | #413 | 67 |
| 1906 | #444 | 59 |
| 1907 | #481 | 55 |
| 1908 | #430 | 70 |
| 1909 | #431 | 73 |
| 1910 | #406 | 94 |
| 1911 | #443 | 84 |
| 1912 | #402 | 132 |
| 1913 | #472 | 113 |
| 1914 | #407 | 169 |
| 1915 | #471 | 171 |
| 1916 | #427 | 215 |
| 1917 | #474 | 189 |
| 1918 | #410 | 255 |
| 1919 | #429 | 233 |
| 1920 | #435 | 237 |
| 1921 | #445 | 241 |
| 1922 | #453 | 229 |
| 1923 | #436 | 240 |
| 1924 | #471 | 217 |
| 1925 | #432 | 254 |
| 1926 | #440 | 241 |
| 1927 | #443 | 241 |
| 1928 | #450 | 231 |
| 1929 | #459 | 208 |
| 1930 | #444 | 231 |
| 1931 | #423 | 234 |
| 1932 | #438 | 226 |
| 1933 | #466 | 199 |
| 1934 | #472 | 188 |
| 1935 | #487 | 167 |
| 1936 | #500 | 167 |
| 1937 | #507 | 168 |
| 1938 | #573 | 143 |
| 1939 | #532 | 156 |
| 1940 | #522 | 173 |
| 1941 | #550 | 162 |
| 1942 | #578 | 163 |
| 1943 | #512 | 212 |
| 1944 | #474 | 225 |
| 1945 | #493 | 217 |
| 1946 | #503 | 241 |
| 1947 | #505 | 267 |
| 1948 | #555 | 223 |
| 1949 | #525 | 245 |
| 1950 | #496 | 265 |
| 1951 | #518 | 255 |
| 1952 | #546 | 248 |
| 1953 | #479 | 323 |
| 1954 | #549 | 261 |
| 1955 | #518 | 318 |
| 1956 | #571 | 271 |
| 1957 | #561 | 293 |
| 1958 | #528 | 333 |
| 1959 | #548 | 313 |
| 1960 | #538 | 321 |
| 1961 | #538 | 334 |
| 1962 | #549 | 318 |
| 1963 | #585 | 286 |
| 1964 | #656 | 243 |
| 1965 | #745 | 180 |
| 1966 | #759 | 167 |
| 1967 | #815 | 149 |
| 1968 | #898 | 132 |
| 1969 | #1,007 | 115 |
| 1970 | #1,053 | 116 |
| 1971 | #1,405 | 75 |
| 1972 | #1,303 | 78 |
| 1973 | #1,053 | 110 |
| 1974 | #1,115 | 104 |
| 1975 | #1,066 | 110 |
| 1976 | #1,055 | 116 |
| 1977 | #1,110 | 115 |
| 1978 | #1,072 | 123 |
| 1979 | #1,061 | 130 |
| 1980 | #1,077 | 131 |
| 1981 | #1,016 | 142 |
| 1982 | #845 | 184 |
| 1983 | #890 | 170 |
| 1984 | #766 | 210 |
| 1985 | #798 | 208 |
| 1986 | #791 | 212 |
| 1987 | #725 | 249 |
| 1988 | #740 | 253 |
| 1989 | #710 | 279 |
| 1990 | #657 | 338 |
| 1991 | #669 | 323 |
| 1992 | #679 | 323 |
| 1993 | #668 | 328 |
| 1994 | #623 | 355 |
| 1995 | #587 | 388 |
| 1996 | #526 | 450 |
| 1997 | #534 | 446 |
| 1998 | #500 | 510 |
| 1999 | #509 | 507 |
| 2000 | #535 | 485 |
| 2001 | #562 | 460 |
| 2002 | #597 | 433 |
| 2003 | #638 | 417 |
| 2004 | #651 | 419 |
| 2005 | #674 | 412 |
| 2006 | #659 | 439 |
| 2007 | #630 | 473 |
| 2008 | #674 | 453 |
| 2009 | #711 | 405 |
| 2010 | #681 | 421 |
| 2011 | #678 | 414 |
| 2012 | #730 | 379 |
| 2013 | #727 | 377 |
| 2014 | #723 | 387 |
| 2015 | #728 | 389 |
| 2016 | #722 | 394 |
| 2017 | #867 | 315 |
| 2018 | #762 | 357 |
| 2019 | #802 | 344 |
| 2020 | #828 | 329 |
| 2021 | #836 | 329 |
| 2022 | #1,011 | 257 |
| 2023 | #984 | 260 |
| 2024 | #949 | 276 |
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, “Clare” (revision 92164074), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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