Clair
#4,661 for girls in 2025, 29 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #12,022
Given to boys 73.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1913 · 191 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 12,041since 1880
Clair over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,661 | 29 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,560 | 30 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,746 | 28 | — | |
| 2022 | #6,464 | 18 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,964 | 26 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,358 | 31 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #3,718 | 40 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,237 | 33 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,695 | 29 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,531 | 31 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #3,346 | 48 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,969 | 57 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,465 | 45 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,006 | 56 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,222 | 51 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #3,624 | 43 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,047 | 56 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,802 | 64 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,890 | 62 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,414 | 47 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,212 | 48 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,566 | 41 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,043 | 49 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,819 | 53 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #3,046 | 46 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #2,854 | 50 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,782 | 49 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,756 | 48 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,360 | 56 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #2,314 | 57 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #2,155 | 62 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #2,503 | 50 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,938 | 40 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #2,239 | 59 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #2,058 | 66 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,464 | 49 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #2,371 | 49 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,891 | 65 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #2,434 | 42 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,003 | 54 | #2,779 | 18 |
| 1985 | #1,975 | 55 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #2,340 | 41 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #2,721 | 32 | #2,577 | 18 |
| 1982 | #2,369 | 41 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #2,847 | 31 | #3,412 | 12 |
| 1980 | #3,609 | 22 | #2,284 | 22 |
| 1979 | #3,333 | 24 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1978 | #2,859 | 28 | #2,669 | 16 |
| 1977 | #3,366 | 22 | #3,037 | 13 |
| 1976 | #2,792 | 27 | #2,329 | 19 |
| 1975 | #2,680 | 28 | #2,751 | 14 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 | #1,886 | 24 |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | #1,871 | 23 |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | #1,680 | 27 |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #1,916 | 22 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | #1,658 | 27 |
| 1969 | #3,199 | 18 | #1,440 | 31 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | #1,614 | 24 |
| 1967 | #2,272 | 28 | #1,287 | 34 |
| 1966 | #2,586 | 22 | #1,164 | 41 |
| 1965 | #3,264 | 15 | #976 | 57 |
| 1964 | #2,412 | 26 | #1,044 | 52 |
| 1963 | #2,172 | 30 | #899 | 69 |
| 1962 | #1,989 | 34 | #953 | 63 |
| 1961 | #1,742 | 43 | #882 | 75 |
| 1960 | #1,982 | 33 | #923 | 67 |
| 1959 | #1,695 | 42 | #903 | 72 |
| 1958 | #1,703 | 40 | #820 | 84 |
| 1957 | #2,347 | 23 | #842 | 80 |
| 1956 | #1,968 | 30 | #688 | 115 |
| 1955 | #1,774 | 35 | #732 | 99 |
| 1954 | #1,585 | 41 | #709 | 105 |
| 1953 | #1,503 | 42 | #636 | 126 |
| 1952 | #1,523 | 40 | #618 | 131 |
| 1951 | #1,505 | 39 | #596 | 136 |
| 1950 | #1,375 | 44 | #658 | 113 |
| 1949 | #1,627 | 33 | #634 | 116 |
| 1948 | #1,520 | 37 | #548 | 148 |
| 1947 | #1,545 | 37 | #535 | 158 |
| 1946 | #1,481 | 35 | #537 | 143 |
| 1945 | #1,514 | 29 | #520 | 132 |
| 1944 | #1,188 | 44 | #479 | 159 |
| 1943 | #1,900 | 21 | #480 | 165 |
| 1942 | #1,630 | 26 | #462 | 180 |
| 1941 | #1,446 | 29 | #461 | 165 |
| 1940 | #1,374 | 30 | #439 | 175 |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 23 | #391 | 208 |
| 1938 | #1,547 | 24 | #429 | 177 |
| 1937 | #1,303 | 31 | #392 | 198 |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 | #359 | 227 |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 | #366 | 217 |
| 1934 | #1,317 | 30 | #357 | 238 |
| 1933 | #1,400 | 27 | #338 | 248 |
| 1932 | #1,293 | 32 | #362 | 238 |
| 1931 | #1,314 | 31 | #344 | 254 |
| 1930 | #1,031 | 51 | #313 | 314 |
| 1929 | #1,282 | 34 | #328 | 285 |
| 1928 | #1,085 | 48 | #332 | 286 |
| 1927 | #1,278 | 38 | #337 | 288 |
| 1926 | #1,325 | 35 | #308 | 337 |
| 1925 | #1,376 | 34 | #326 | 310 |
| 1924 | #1,872 | 22 | #320 | 327 |
| 1923 | #1,084 | 49 | #295 | 356 |
| 1922 | #1,366 | 34 | #321 | 320 |
| 1921 | #1,298 | 36 | #329 | 321 |
| 1920 | #1,206 | 40 | #311 | 339 |
| 1919 | #1,445 | 29 | #292 | 339 |
| 1918 | #1,165 | 41 | #309 | 325 |
| 1917 | #1,281 | 32 | #297 | 314 |
| 1916 | #1,246 | 33 | #297 | 301 |
| 1915 | #1,405 | 26 | #290 | 297 |
| 1914 | #1,034 | 33 | #318 | 204 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #288 | 191 |
| 1912 | #1,297 | 17 | #317 | 136 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 | #323 | 70 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #461 | 35 |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | #388 | 39 |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | #301 | 53 |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | #301 | 50 |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | #323 | 40 |
| 1905 | #1,057 | 13 | #306 | 43 |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | #300 | 42 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #330 | 33 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | #317 | 37 |
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 | #407 | 21 |
| 1900 | #1,171 | 11 | #350 | 39 |
| 1899 | #835 | 15 | #322 | 30 |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #316 | 37 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #360 | 27 |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | #329 | 33 |
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | #329 | 31 |
| 1894 | — | #308 | 32 | |
| 1893 | — | #359 | 25 | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #357 | 28 |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | #291 | 32 |
| 1890 | — | #405 | 20 | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | #405 | 20 |
| 1888 | — | #359 | 26 | |
| 1887 | — | #516 | 12 | |
| 1886 | — | #397 | 20 | |
| 1885 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1884 | — | #520 | 13 | |
| 1883 | — | #460 | 15 | |
| 1882 | — | #469 | 15 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #526 | 12 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Clair was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1987, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
See more about Clair
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2020
- Biggest jump: 157 spots in 1888 (#516 → #359)
- Biggest drop: 188 spots in 1966 (#976 → #1,164)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1913 at #288 (191 births)
- Births halved by 1957, 44 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1880–1963
- Highest: 1 in 2,684 boys born in 1913 were named Clair (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 345,215 boys born in 2020 (0.00%)
- 26.3% of all boys named Clair (3,169) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1974, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 156 | #359 (1888) | #475 |
| 1890s | 295 | #291 (1891) | #338 |
| 1900s | 397 | #300 (1904) | #332 |
| 1910s | 2,212 | #288 (1913) | #319 |
| 1920s | 3,169 | #295 (1923) | #321 |
| 1930s | 2,319 | #313 (1930) | #365 |
| 1940s | 1,541 | #439 (1940) | #510 |
| 1950s | 1,061 | #596 (1951) | #720 |
| 1960s | 513 | #882 (1961) | #1,118 |
| 1970s | 199 | #1,658 (1970) | #2,282 |
| 1980s | 110 | #2,284 (1980) | #3,442 |
| 1990s | 42 | #5,535 (1996) | #7,070 |
| 2000s | 12 | #8,339 (2001) | #9,503 |
| 2010s | 10 | #12,185 (2016) | #12,236 |
| 2020s | 5 | #12,022 (2020) | #12,022 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Clair in 1960
Top girls' names in 1960
Top boys' names in 1960
More about 1960
girls
2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 61,271 of them was named Clair, which outranked 73.0% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,953Vivien34
- #1,953Wendolyn34
- #1,953Willette34
- #1,982Clair33
- #1,982Bruce33
- #1,982Camelia33
- #1,982Charlesetta33
- #2,013Aleida32
- #2,013Alexia32
- #2,013Annabel32
Tied with 30 names at #1,982; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 31,826 of them was named Clair, which outranked 79.9% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).