Klara

“Variant of Clara — Bright, clear, famous” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #1804 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Klara reached its best rank, #1093, in 1884 and ranked #1804 in 2025. About 3,100 girls have carried it since 1884. Klara is a rare spelling of Clara — about 3% of babies given the name are written this way; Clara itself ranked #63 in 2025.

Around the world: #8 in Germany (2025) · #15 in Croatia (2025) · #17 in Poland (2025) · #27 in Slovenia (2025) · #29 in Czechia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Klaras

Klara Hitler — mother of Adolf Hitler (1860–1907)
Klára Koukalová — Czech tennis player
Klara Zamenhof — Polish esperantist
Klara Bühl — German association football player
Klára Dobrev — Hungarian politician, economist, jurist (1972–)

In stories & tradition

Klara Sesemann — Heidi
Klara Prast — Earth-616
Klara — literary character

What Klaras become

Among 1,229 notable people named Klara:

Medical professionals appear 2.08× more often than among typical names — e.g. Klara Griefahn, Jewish Doctor, victim of the Nazi regime.

Similar names: Clare · Beatrix · Clarke · Jahzara · Junia · Klaire

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