Clara
#63 for girls in 2025, 3,601 births · Last seen for boys in 2019 at #12,145
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1885 · 1,910 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,226 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 66 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 300,524since 1880
Clara over time
Rank among girls' names. 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 | #63 | 3,601 | — | |
| 2024 | #78 | 3,072 | — | |
| 2023 | #98 | 2,662 | — | |
| 2022 | #110 | 2,553 | — | |
| 2021 | #102 | 2,693 | — | |
| 2020 | #103 | 2,696 | — | |
| 2019 | #95 | 2,951 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #103 | 2,892 | — | |
| 2017 | #95 | 3,045 | — | |
| 2016 | #100 | 3,075 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #98 | 3,070 | — | |
| 2014 | #108 | 2,860 | — | |
| 2013 | #131 | 2,508 | — | |
| 2012 | #136 | 2,336 | — | |
| 2011 | #151 | 2,078 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #167 | 1,842 | — | |
| 2009 | #199 | 1,650 | — | |
| 2008 | #204 | 1,654 | — | |
| 2007 | #225 | 1,555 | — | |
| 2006 | #231 | 1,497 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #246 | 1,332 | — | |
| 2004 | #282 | 1,173 | — | |
| 2003 | #294 | 1,060 | — | |
| 2002 | #302 | 1,031 | — | |
| 2001 | #323 | 958 | — | |
| 2000 | #353 | 879 | — | |
| 1999 | #370 | 794 | — | |
| 1998 | #371 | 768 | — | |
| 1997 | #399 | 654 | — | |
| 1996 | #395 | 669 | — | |
| 1995 | #396 | 662 | — | |
| 1994 | #427 | 592 | — | |
| 1993 | #418 | 596 | — | |
| 1992 | #460 | 536 | — | |
| 1991 | #464 | 528 | — | |
| 1990 | #515 | 467 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #536 | 427 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #523 | 421 | — | |
| 1987 | #513 | 406 | — | |
| 1986 | #527 | 388 | — | |
| 1985 | #553 | 357 | — | |
| 1984 | #578 | 319 | — | |
| 1983 | #577 | 310 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #562 | 327 | — | |
| 1981 | #579 | 321 | — | |
| 1980 | #511 | 392 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #547 | 342 | — | |
| 1978 | #594 | 287 | — | |
| 1977 | #581 | 297 | — | |
| 1976 | #548 | 314 | — | |
| 1975 | #522 | 337 | — | |
| 1974 | #527 | 317 | — | |
| 1973 | #515 | 332 | — | |
| 1972 | #487 | 367 | — | |
| 1971 | #540 | 339 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #529 | 358 | — | |
| 1969 | #471 | 417 | — | |
| 1968 | #473 | 413 | — | |
| 1967 | #404 | 515 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #387 | 551 | — | |
| 1965 | #386 | 569 | — | |
| 1964 | #357 | 699 | — | |
| 1963 | #345 | 750 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #331 | 798 | — | |
| 1961 | #314 | 878 | — | |
| 1960 | #309 | 915 | — | |
| 1959 | #287 | 986 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #276 | 1,027 | — | |
| 1957 | #258 | 1,109 | — | |
| 1956 | #247 | 1,147 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #224 | 1,300 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #234 | 1,185 | — | |
| 1953 | #212 | 1,383 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #196 | 1,511 | — | |
| 1951 | #186 | 1,550 | — | |
| 1950 | #178 | 1,570 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #168 | 1,711 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #160 | 1,793 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #150 | 1,935 | — | |
| 1946 | #145 | 1,913 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #136 | 1,800 | — | |
| 1944 | #134 | 1,931 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #133 | 2,083 | #1,986 | 14 |
| 1942 | #122 | 2,246 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #111 | 2,300 | #2,083 | 12 |
| 1940 | #111 | 2,316 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #103 | 2,451 | #1,712 | 16 |
| 1938 | #98 | 2,662 | #1,741 | 16 |
| 1937 | #100 | 2,573 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #91 | 2,684 | #1,463 | 21 |
| 1935 | #81 | 3,067 | #1,929 | 14 |
| 1934 | #76 | 3,222 | #1,461 | 22 |
| 1933 | #67 | 3,412 | #1,644 | 18 |
| 1932 | #70 | 3,564 | #1,286 | 28 |
| 1931 | #61 | 3,899 | #1,282 | 29 |
| 1930 | #64 | 4,124 | #1,259 | 32 |
| 1929 | #65 | 4,148 | #1,296 | 30 |
| 1928 | #65 | 4,106 | #1,448 | 26 |
| 1927 | #63 | 4,365 | #1,692 | 21 |
| 1926 | #61 | 4,464 | #1,605 | 22 |
| 1925 | #55 | 4,776 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1924 | #56 | 4,988 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #49 | 5,134 | #2,123 | 15 |
| 1922 | #47 | 5,126 | #1,883 | 18 |
| 1921 | #45 | 5,606 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1920 | #44 | 5,470 | #2,052 | 16 |
| 1919 | #43 | 5,404 | #1,882 | 17 |
| 1918 | #43 | 5,778 | #1,596 | 22 |
| 1917 | #41 | 5,626 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1916 | #39 | 5,544 | #1,594 | 20 |
| 1915 | #38 | 5,285 | #1,553 | 20 |
| 1914 | #37 | 4,240 | #1,608 | 15 |
| 1913 | #36 | 3,633 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #34 | 3,480 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | #33 | 2,691 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #32 | 2,665 | #859 | 13 |
| 1909 | #32 | 2,403 | #840 | 12 |
| 1908 | #31 | 2,352 | #779 | 12 |
| 1907 | #29 | 2,319 | #778 | 12 |
| 1906 | #27 | 2,228 | #752 | 11 |
| 1905 | #22 | 2,397 | #919 | 8 |
| 1904 | #24 | 2,281 | #647 | 13 |
| 1903 | #20 | 2,342 | #734 | 10 |
| 1902 | #21 | 2,432 | #862 | 8 |
| 1901 | #18 | 2,319 | #487 | 16 |
| 1900 | #19 | 2,826 | #743 | 12 |
| 1899 | #14 | 2,441 | #857 | 7 |
| 1898 | #14 | 2,731 | — | |
| 1897 | #15 | 2,454 | — | |
| 1896 | #14 | 2,582 | #551 | 14 |
| 1895 | #12 | 2,613 | #640 | 11 |
| 1894 | #11 | 2,603 | #730 | 9 |
| 1893 | #11 | 2,532 | #705 | 9 |
| 1892 | #10 | 2,661 | #597 | 12 |
| 1891 | #11 | 2,360 | #597 | 10 |
| 1890 | #9 | 2,496 | — | |
| 1889 | #10 | 2,319 | #673 | 9 |
| 1888 | #11 | 2,230 | #648 | 10 |
| 1887 | #8 | 1,984 | #631 | 9 |
| 1886 | #9 | 1,916 | #470 | 15 |
| 1885 | #7 | 1,910 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | #8 | 1,852 | #547 | 12 |
| 1883 | #10 | 1,548 | #644 | 9 |
| 1882 | #11 | 1,490 | — | |
| 1881 | #11 | 1,242 | #866 | 5 |
| 1880 | #12 | 1,226 | #682 | 8 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Clara was already there! It came in at #12, and was given to 1,226 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1968–1989, when fewer than 430 girls a year got the name.
Where Clara is popular in 1990
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Connecticut#316 · 1 in 2,122
- Illinois#341 · 1 in 2,243
- Ohio#364 · 1 in 2,626
- Indiana#375 · 1 in 2,706
- Minnesota#388 · 1 in 3,104
Best ever in a state: #5 in Alaska, 1932.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #316 | 9 | 1 in 2,122 |
| Illinois | #341 | 35 | 1 in 2,243 |
| Ohio | #364 | 27 | 1 in 2,626 |
| Indiana | #375 | 13 | 1 in 2,706 |
| Minnesota | #388 | 9 | 1 in 3,104 |
| Virginia | #398 | 13 | 1 in 2,907 |
| Maryland | #411 | 10 | 1 in 2,837 |
| Kansas | #423 | 5 | 1 in 2,792 |
| Tennessee | #450 | 9 | 1 in 3,355 |
| Massachusetts | #451 | 11 | 1 in 3,521 |
| New York | #464 | 40 | 1 in 3,051 |
| Michigan | #473 | 17 | 1 in 3,675 |
| New Jersey | #477 | 13 | 1 in 3,690 |
| Texas | #510 | 40 | 1 in 3,440 |
| Georgia | #512 | 11 | 1 in 3,879 |
| Wisconsin | #515 | 7 | 1 in 4,190 |
| California | #522 | 75 | 1 in 3,499 |
| Colorado | #522 | 6 | 1 in 3,462 |
| Oregon | #524 | 5 | 1 in 3,356 |
| Missouri | #562 | 7 | 1 in 4,693 |
| Arizona | #592 | 7 | 1 in 3,751 |
| Washington | #618 | 7 | 1 in 4,415 |
| Pennsylvania | #652 | 12 | 1 in 6,050 |
| Florida | #687 | 14 | 1 in 5,652 |
| Louisiana | #709 | 5 | 1 in 5,076 |
| North Carolina | #756 | 6 | 1 in 6,811 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Clara
- 15 spots since 2024 (#78 → #63)
- 40 spots since 2020 (#103 → #63)
- 35 spots since 2015 (#98 → #63)
- Biggest jump: 53 spots in 1972 (#540 → #487)
- Biggest drop: 69 spots in 1968 (#404 → #473)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1885 at #7 (1,910 births)
- Births halved by 1960, 75 yrs later
- Top 10: 8 yrs · run 1883–1887
- Top 100: 66 yrs · run 1880–1938
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 70 girls born in 1885 were named Clara (1.4%)
- Latest: 1 in 446 girls born in 2025 (0.22%)
- 16.0% of all girls named Clara (48,183) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #7 (1885) → #594 (1978) → #63 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17,717 | #7 (1885) | #10 |
| 1890s | 25,473 | #9 (1890) | #12 |
| 1900s | 23,899 | #18 (1901) | #24 |
| 1910s | 44,346 | #32 (1910) | #38 |
| 1920s | 48,183 | #44 (1920) | #55 |
| 1930s | 31,658 | #61 (1931) | #81 |
| 1940s | 20,028 | #111 (1940) | #137 |
| 1950s | 12,768 | #178 (1950) | #230 |
| 1960s | 6,505 | #309 (1960) | #378 |
| 1970s | 3,290 | #487 (1972) | #539 |
| 1980s | 3,668 | #511 (1980) | #546 |
| 1990s | 6,266 | #370 (1999) | #422 |
| 2000s | 12,789 | #199 (2009) | #266 |
| 2010s | 26,657 | #95 (2017) | #118 |
| 2020s | 17,277 | #63 (2025) | #92 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Clara in 1990
Top girls' names in 1990
Top boys' names in 1990
More about 1990
girls
1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 4,065 of them was named Clara, which outranked 96.6% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 410,808 of them was named Clara, which outranked 14.5% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,376 names at #8,117; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.