Claire is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #68 in 2025.
Claire is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #68 for girl births in the United States (and #176 across all names), given to 3,487 babies. Claire was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2016 (5,216 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,487 | 3,487 | #68 | — |
| 2024 | 3,337 | 3,337 | #67 | — |
| 2023 | 3,200 | 3,200 | #68 | — |
| 2022 | 3,380 | 3,380 | #66 | — |
| 2021 | 3,709 | 3,709 | #59 | #12,486 |
| 2020 | 3,837 | 3,837 | #58 | — |
| 2019 | 4,130 | 4,130 | #55 | — |
| 2018 | 4,406 | 4,406 | #50 | — |
| 2017 | 4,707 | 4,707 | #49 | #12,656 |
| 2016 | 5,216 | 5,216 | #40 | — |
| 2015 | 4,837 | 4,847 | #49 | — |
| 2014 | 5,015 | 5,024 | #44 | — |
| 2013 | 4,661 | 4,666 | #50 | — |
| 2012 | 4,944 | 4,949 | #45 | — |
| 2011 | 4,900 | 4,900 | #50 | — |
| 2010 | 4,917 | 4,922 | #53 | — |
| 2009 | 4,832 | 4,832 | #53 | #10,067 |
| 2008 | 4,608 | 4,608 | #62 | #10,062 |
| 2007 | 4,621 | 4,621 | #66 | #9,956 |
| 2006 | 4,013 | 4,013 | #86 | — |
| 2005 | 3,300 | 3,300 | #95 | #9,296 |
| 2004 | 3,344 | 3,344 | #99 | #6,601 |
| 2003 | 3,571 | 3,571 | #92 | — |
| 2002 | 3,406 | 3,406 | #95 | — |
| 2001 | 3,642 | 3,642 | #82 | — |
| 2000 | 3,711 | 3,711 | #86 | — |
| 1999 | 3,734 | 3,734 | #86 | — |
| 1998 | 3,647 | 3,647 | #91 | #9,873 |
| 1997 | 3,039 | — | #108 | — |
| 1996 | 2,741 | — | #116 | — |
| 1995 | 2,474 | — | #129 | — |
| 1994 | 2,175 | — | #149 | — |
| 1993 | 1,903 | — | #165 | #8,947 |
| 1992 | 1,949 | — | #158 | — |
| 1991 | 1,826 | — | #162 | #6,636 |
| 1990 | 1,866 | — | #158 | #4,722 |
| 1989 | 1,691 | — | #171 | #3,001 |
| 1988 | 1,453 | — | #190 | #5,868 |
| 1987 | 1,345 | — | #202 | #4,302 |
| 1986 | 1,317 | — | #198 | #4,176 |
| 1985 | 1,192 | — | #220 | #6,702 |
| 1984 | 979 | — | #254 | — |
| 1983 | 857 | — | #275 | — |
| 1982 | 815 | — | #299 | — |
| 1981 | 680 | — | #343 | — |
| 1980 | 567 | — | #403 | — |
| 1979 | 539 | — | #401 | — |
| 1978 | 481 | — | #420 | — |
| 1977 | 472 | — | #430 | — |
| 1976 | 377 | — | #485 | — |
| 1975 | 397 | — | #475 | #3,702 |
| 1974 | 367 | — | #483 | — |
| 1973 | 412 | — | #453 | #5,220 |
| 1972 | 274 | — | #585 | — |
| 1971 | 297 | — | #587 | — |
| 1970 | 341 | — | #547 | — |
| 1969 | 383 | — | #501 | #4,021 |
| 1968 | 359 | — | #515 | #3,752 |
| 1967 | 389 | — | #480 | — |
| 1966 | 504 | — | #420 | #4,040 |
| 1965 | 526 | — | #403 | — |
| 1964 | 612 | — | #394 | #4,145 |
| 1963 | 676 | — | #372 | — |
| 1962 | 814 | — | #328 | #3,360 |
| 1961 | 811 | — | #331 | — |
| 1960 | 899 | — | #315 | — |
| 1959 | 1,008 | — | #284 | #2,317 |
| 1958 | 968 | — | #288 | #3,603 |
| 1957 | 1,041 | — | #271 | #2,510 |
| 1956 | 998 | — | #277 | #2,287 |
| 1955 | 1,001 | — | #273 | #3,008 |
| 1954 | 1,055 | — | #258 | #1,565 |
| 1953 | 1,105 | — | #244 | #2,052 |
| 1952 | 1,100 | — | #241 | #1,624 |
| 1951 | 1,081 | — | #239 | #1,652 |
| 1950 | 1,056 | — | #234 | #1,756 |
| 1949 | 1,107 | — | #226 | #1,833 |
| 1948 | 1,042 | — | #232 | #1,716 |
| 1947 | 1,202 | — | #216 | #1,606 |
| 1946 | 1,132 | — | #212 | #1,774 |
| 1945 | 936 | — | #211 | #1,506 |
| 1944 | 1,024 | — | #202 | #1,639 |
| 1943 | 1,025 | — | #207 | #1,435 |
| 1942 | 1,063 | — | #199 | #1,142 |
| 1941 | 983 | — | #196 | #1,214 |
| 1940 | 983 | — | #194 | #1,162 |
| 1939 | 956 | — | #189 | #1,325 |
| 1938 | 1,101 | — | #184 | #1,278 |
| 1937 | 995 | — | #191 | #1,076 |
| 1936 | 1,123 | — | #176 | #992 |
| 1935 | 1,163 | — | #171 | #1,023 |
| 1934 | 1,353 | — | #155 | #957 |
| 1933 | 1,409 | — | #144 | #1,083 |
| 1932 | 1,544 | — | #140 | #1,094 |
| 1931 | 1,692 | — | #139 | #776 |
| 1930 | 1,702 | — | #136 | #980 |
| 1929 | 1,759 | — | #134 | #845 |
| 1928 | 1,797 | — | #136 | #827 |
| 1927 | 1,901 | — | #136 | #831 |
| 1926 | 1,730 | — | #144 | #955 |
| 1925 | 1,569 | — | #159 | #816 |
| 1924 | 1,650 | — | #160 | #825 |
| 1923 | 1,467 | — | #167 | #757 |
| 1922 | 1,405 | — | #167 | #840 |
| 1921 | 1,281 | — | #182 | #805 |
| 1920 | 1,091 | — | #194 | #786 |
| 1919 | 998 | — | #197 | #1,010 |
| 1918 | 1,135 | — | #186 | #826 |
| 1917 | 988 | — | #200 | #800 |
| 1916 | 903 | — | #208 | #758 |
| 1915 | 860 | — | #204 | #863 |
| 1914 | 605 | — | #219 | #936 |
| 1913 | 526 | — | #212 | #790 |
| 1912 | 468 | — | #212 | #839 |
| 1911 | 347 | — | #213 | #901 |
| 1910 | 286 | — | #233 | #939 |
| 1909 | 269 | — | #218 | #961 |
| 1908 | 249 | — | #224 | #717 |
| 1907 | 225 | — | #230 | #561 |
| 1906 | 223 | — | #213 | #805 |
| 1905 | 203 | — | #232 | #531 |
| 1904 | 170 | — | #244 | #984 |
| 1903 | 175 | — | #233 | #706 |
| 1902 | 163 | — | #244 | #947 |
| 1901 | 127 | — | #266 | #1,081 |
| 1900 | 163 | — | #262 | #1,066 |
| 1899 | 132 | — | #260 | #624 |
| 1898 | 142 | — | #259 | #753 |
| 1897 | 113 | — | #275 | #800 |
| 1896 | 117 | — | #283 | #680 |
| 1895 | 118 | — | #259 | — |
| 1894 | 103 | — | #283 | #875 |
| 1893 | 97 | — | #277 | #1,070 |
| 1892 | 86 | — | #292 | — |
| 1891 | 84 | — | #267 | — |
| 1890 | 78 | — | #291 | #906 |
| 1889 | 62 | — | #307 | — |
| 1888 | 73 | — | #270 | — |
| 1887 | 58 | — | #278 | — |
| 1886 | 66 | — | #265 | #993 |
| 1885 | 57 | — | #284 | #711 |
| 1884 | 33 | — | #342 | — |
| 1883 | 38 | — | #287 | — |
| 1882 | 30 | — | #324 | — |
| 1881 | 23 | — | #339 | — |
| 1880 | 21 | — | #354 | — |