Chiara
Chiara was the 1066th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 228 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1054th; the most babies were born in 2025 (228). Over the last ten years it has moved up 787 places. More babies were named Chiara in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,066 girls, up 262 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 228girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025228 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,927babies recorded
Chiara popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,066 | 228 |
| 2020 | #1,328 | 166 |
| 2010 | #1,537 | 145 |
| 2000 | #1,519 | 120 |
| 1990 | #2,105 | 62 |
| 1980 | #2,809 | 32 |
| 1970 | #4,804 | 11 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Chiara, counting every spelling?
Chiara is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #992 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,066 for Chiara on its own. Together these spellings went to 243 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiara | 228 | #1,066 | 1,037 |
| Khiara | 15 | #7,332 | 85 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Chiara?
228 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chiara (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Chiara born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 37 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chiara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chiara?
About 5,800 people born in the US named Chiara are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 8 and 28. That makes Chiara mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Chiara by state
How common Chiara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.9×), New York (2.8×), Connecticut (2.7×), Florida (2.5×), Massachusetts (2.5×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chiara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chiara, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chiara
How popular is the name Chiara?
Chiara was the 1066th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 228 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1054th; the most babies were born in 2025 (228). Over the last ten years it has moved up 787 places. More babies were named Chiara in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Chiara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Chiara in the US.
Where is Chiara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Chiara was most common in New Jersey (0.37 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Connecticut.