Claris
Claris was the 15427th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked 1216th with 38 babies. More babies were named Claris in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,427 girls, up 209 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191838 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,067babies recorded
Claris popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 77 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,427 | 5 |
| 2020 | #15,636 | 5 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,256 | 11 |
| 1940 | #1,798 | 20 |
| 1930 | #1,352 | 32 |
| 1920 | #1,591 | 27 |
| 1910 | #2,190 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,765 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Claris, counting every spelling?
Claris has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Claris?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Claris (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Claris 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Claris.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Claris?
About 200 people born in the US named Claris are alive today, with a median age of 81; half are between 72 and 87. That makes Claris a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Claris by state
How common Claris was among girls born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. In 50 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 Claris: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Claris, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Claris
How popular is the name Claris?
Claris was the 15427th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked 1216th with 38 babies. More babies were named Claris in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Claris a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Claris in the US.
Where was Claris most popular?
In 1916–1920, Claris was most common in Kentucky (0.04 per 1,000 girls).