Clair

/KLEHR/
boy 1 syllable cooling

Clair is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8080 for boy births in the United States, given to 29 babies. Clair first appears in the data in 1880 and reached its peak in 1923 (405 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.

How popular is Clair? (U.S. births per year)

188019001920194019601980200020202025
U.S. births per year, 1880–2025 · hover or tap for the count and national rank · source: U.S. Social Security Administration
#8,080U.S. rank in 2025
405peak births · 1923
1880first appeared
29births in 2025

About the name Clair

PronunciationKLEHR
Used inEnglish
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Clair popularity year by year

YearU.S. birthsRank
202529#8,080
202430#7,910
202328#8,265
202218#11,070
202126#8,611
202036#6,824
201940#6,477
201833#7,314
201729#8,022
201636#7,021
201548#5,750
201457#5,131
201345#5,957
201256#5,210
201156#5,192
201043#6,268
200956#5,278
200864#4,840
200762#4,963
200647#5,835
200548#5,503
200441#5,986
200349#5,156
200258#4,481
200153#4,683
200050#4,774
199949#4,650
199848#4,615
199762#3,738
199667#3,483
199569#3,320
199450#4,148
199345#4,400
199266#3,390
199166#3,368
199056#3,673
198949#3,839
198876#2,745
198742#3,891
198672#2,643
198566#2,765
198451#3,148
198350#3,207
198249#3,279
198143#3,626
198044#3,535
197938#3,813
197844#3,372
197735#3,874
197646#3,122
197542#3,254
197444#3,068
197339#3,245
197239#3,225
197133#3,657
197045#3,012
196949#2,741
196838#3,036
196762#2,241
196663#2,233
196572#2,066
196478#2,048
196399#1,810
196297#1,827
1961118#1,666
1960100#1,795
1959114#1,667
1958124#1,568
1957103#1,721
1956145#1,413
1955134#1,443
1954146#1,349
1953168#1,225
1952171#1,196
1951175#1,151
1950157#1,201
1949149#1,212
1948185#1,075
1947195#1,069
1946178#1,052
1945161#1,021
1944203#917
1943186#987
1942206#919
1941194#896
1940205#851
1939231#805
1938201#849
1937229#775
1936246#746
1935239#761
1934268#717
1933275#702
1932270#718
1931285#701
1930365#637
1929319#673
1928334#674
1927326#688
1926372#643
1925344#675
1924349#670
1923405#604
1922354#647
1921357#649
1920379#629
1919368#610
1918366#626
1917346#613
1916334#616
1915323#605
1914237#639
1913203#614
1912153#661
191185#727
191043#1,052
190948#893
190861#737
190761#727
190647#799
190556#714
190451#724
190342#784
190245#744
190128#933
190050#764
189945#682
189844#726
189733#831
189643#716
189538#756
189432#812
189325#909
189233#788
189139#656
189020#985
188925#851
188826#840
188712#1,171
188620#883
188514#1,077
188413#1,104
188315#954
188215#950
18819#1,166
188017#841