Claira
Claira was the 1820th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1494th with 149 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 239 places. More babies were named Claira in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,820 girls, down 88 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 110girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014149 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,727babies recorded
Claira popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,820 | 110 |
| 2020 | #1,732 | 116 |
| 2010 | #1,713 | 122 |
| 2000 | #3,821 | 33 |
| 1990 | #8,007 | 10 |
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How popular is Claira, counting every spelling?
Claira is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,477 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,820 for Claira on its own. Together these spellings went to 127 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claira | 110 | #1,820 | 514 |
| Klaira | 17 | #6,698 | 68 |
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 Claira?
110 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Claira (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Claira 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 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Claira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Claira?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Claira are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Claira a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Claira by state
How common Claira was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 39 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 Claira: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Claira, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Claira
How popular is the name Claira?
Claira was the 1820th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1494th with 149 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 239 places. More babies were named Claira in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Claira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Claira in the US.
Where is Claira most popular?
In 2021–2025, Claira was most common in Kentucky (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Oklahoma.