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“Clear” — French origin
Girl's name · #68 in the US (2025) · 2010s
Claire's best rank, #40, came in 2016; it has settled back to #68 today. Roughly 212,000 girls have been named Claire since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. A popular twin pairing with Claire is Chloe for a girl.
Around the world: #55 in Canada (2024) · #82 in Australia (QLD) (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 2,199 notable people named Claire:
Artists & writers appear 1.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Claire Keegan, Irish writer of short stories.
Similar names: Autumn · Clara · Blaire · Madelyn · Caroline · Ariana
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