Clara is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #63 in 2025.
Clara is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #63 for girl births in the United States (and #169 across all names), given to 3,601 babies. Clara was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (5,778 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,601 | 3,601 | #63 | — |
| 2024 | 3,072 | 3,077 | #78 | — |
| 2023 | 2,662 | 2,662 | #98 | — |
| 2022 | 2,553 | 2,553 | #110 | — |
| 2021 | 2,693 | 2,693 | #102 | — |
| 2020 | 2,696 | 2,702 | #103 | — |
| 2019 | 2,956 | 2,956 | #95 | #12,522 |
| 2018 | 2,892 | 2,892 | #103 | — |
| 2017 | 3,045 | 3,045 | #95 | — |
| 2016 | 3,080 | 3,080 | #100 | #12,564 |
| 2015 | 3,070 | 3,070 | #98 | — |
| 2014 | 2,860 | 2,866 | #108 | — |
| 2013 | 2,508 | 2,508 | #131 | — |
| 2012 | 2,336 | 2,336 | #136 | — |
| 2011 | 2,085 | 2,090 | #151 | #9,814 |
| 2010 | 1,842 | 1,842 | #167 | — |
| 2009 | 1,650 | 1,657 | #199 | — |
| 2008 | 1,654 | 1,654 | #204 | — |
| 2007 | 1,555 | 1,555 | #225 | — |
| 2006 | 1,502 | 1,509 | #231 | #12,375 |
| 2005 | 1,332 | 1,332 | #246 | — |
| 2004 | 1,173 | 1,173 | #282 | — |
| 2003 | 1,060 | 1,066 | #294 | — |
| 2002 | 1,031 | 1,040 | #303 | — |
| 2001 | 958 | 958 | #323 | — |
| 2000 | 879 | 887 | #353 | — |
| 1999 | 794 | 794 | #370 | — |
| 1998 | 768 | 779 | #371 | — |
| 1997 | 654 | — | #399 | — |
| 1996 | 669 | — | #396 | — |
| 1995 | 662 | — | #397 | — |
| 1994 | 592 | — | #427 | — |
| 1993 | 596 | — | #418 | — |
| 1992 | 536 | — | #460 | — |
| 1991 | 528 | — | #464 | — |
| 1990 | 472 | — | #515 | #8,335 |
| 1989 | 433 | — | #536 | #7,114 |
| 1988 | 421 | — | #523 | — |
| 1987 | 406 | — | #513 | — |
| 1986 | 388 | — | #527 | — |
| 1985 | 357 | — | #554 | — |
| 1984 | 319 | — | #578 | — |
| 1983 | 315 | — | #577 | #6,409 |
| 1982 | 327 | — | #562 | — |
| 1981 | 321 | — | #579 | — |
| 1980 | 399 | — | #511 | #5,024 |
| 1979 | 342 | — | #547 | — |
| 1978 | 287 | — | #594 | — |
| 1977 | 297 | — | #581 | — |
| 1976 | 314 | — | #548 | — |
| 1975 | 337 | — | #522 | — |
| 1974 | 317 | — | #529 | — |
| 1973 | 332 | — | #515 | — |
| 1972 | 367 | — | #487 | — |
| 1971 | 344 | — | #540 | #5,027 |
| 1970 | 358 | — | #530 | — |
| 1969 | 417 | — | #471 | — |
| 1968 | 413 | — | #473 | — |
| 1967 | 520 | — | #404 | #4,058 |
| 1966 | 551 | — | #387 | — |
| 1965 | 569 | — | #386 | — |
| 1964 | 699 | — | #357 | — |
| 1963 | 755 | — | #345 | #4,137 |
| 1962 | 798 | — | #331 | — |
| 1961 | 878 | — | #314 | — |
| 1960 | 915 | — | #309 | — |
| 1959 | 991 | — | #287 | #4,081 |
| 1958 | 1,027 | — | #276 | — |
| 1957 | 1,109 | — | #258 | — |
| 1956 | 1,157 | — | #247 | #2,654 |
| 1955 | 1,305 | — | #224 | #3,968 |
| 1954 | 1,185 | — | #234 | — |
| 1953 | 1,389 | — | #212 | #3,486 |
| 1952 | 1,511 | — | #196 | — |
| 1951 | 1,550 | — | #186 | — |
| 1950 | 1,576 | — | #178 | #3,380 |
| 1949 | 1,716 | — | #168 | #3,773 |
| 1948 | 1,800 | — | #160 | #3,049 |
| 1947 | 1,935 | — | #150 | — |
| 1946 | 1,924 | — | #145 | #2,294 |
| 1945 | 1,800 | — | #136 | — |
| 1944 | 1,938 | — | #134 | #2,907 |
| 1943 | 2,097 | — | #133 | #1,993 |
| 1942 | 2,255 | — | #122 | #2,557 |
| 1941 | 2,312 | — | #111 | #2,102 |
| 1940 | 2,327 | — | #111 | #2,203 |
| 1939 | 2,467 | — | #103 | #1,729 |
| 1938 | 2,678 | — | #98 | #1,755 |
| 1937 | 2,591 | — | #100 | #1,643 |
| 1936 | 2,705 | — | #91 | #1,474 |
| 1935 | 3,081 | — | #81 | #1,946 |
| 1934 | 3,244 | — | #76 | #1,468 |
| 1933 | 3,430 | — | #67 | #1,654 |
| 1932 | 3,592 | — | #70 | #1,291 |
| 1931 | 3,928 | — | #61 | #1,286 |
| 1930 | 4,156 | — | #64 | #1,263 |
| 1929 | 4,178 | — | #65 | #1,299 |
| 1928 | 4,132 | — | #65 | #1,456 |
| 1927 | 4,386 | — | #63 | #1,699 |
| 1926 | 4,486 | — | #61 | #1,618 |
| 1925 | 4,798 | — | #55 | #1,638 |
| 1924 | 5,006 | — | #56 | #1,905 |
| 1923 | 5,149 | — | #49 | #2,139 |
| 1922 | 5,144 | — | #47 | #1,901 |
| 1921 | 5,627 | — | #45 | #1,714 |
| 1920 | 5,486 | — | #44 | #2,064 |
| 1919 | 5,421 | — | #43 | #1,891 |
| 1918 | 5,800 | — | #43 | #1,607 |
| 1917 | 5,643 | — | #41 | #1,831 |
| 1916 | 5,564 | — | #39 | #1,600 |
| 1915 | 5,305 | — | #38 | #1,568 |
| 1914 | 4,255 | — | #37 | #1,616 |
| 1913 | 3,642 | — | #36 | #1,969 |
| 1912 | 3,492 | — | #34 | #1,434 |
| 1911 | 2,702 | — | #33 | #1,054 |
| 1910 | 2,678 | — | #32 | #878 |
| 1909 | 2,415 | — | #32 | #851 |
| 1908 | 2,364 | — | #31 | #788 |
| 1907 | 2,331 | — | #29 | #780 |
| 1906 | 2,239 | — | #27 | #763 |
| 1905 | 2,405 | — | #22 | #940 |
| 1904 | 2,294 | — | #24 | #650 |
| 1903 | 2,352 | — | #20 | #745 |
| 1902 | 2,440 | — | #21 | #875 |
| 1901 | 2,335 | — | #18 | #490 |
| 1900 | 2,838 | — | #19 | #753 |
| 1899 | 2,448 | — | #14 | #874 |
| 1898 | 2,731 | — | #14 | — |
| 1897 | 2,454 | — | #15 | — |
| 1896 | 2,596 | — | #14 | #557 |
| 1895 | 2,624 | — | #12 | #645 |
| 1894 | 2,612 | — | #11 | #746 |
| 1893 | 2,541 | — | #11 | #713 |
| 1892 | 2,673 | — | #10 | #609 |
| 1891 | 2,370 | — | #11 | #609 |
| 1890 | 2,496 | — | #9 | — |
| 1889 | 2,328 | — | #10 | #684 |
| 1888 | 2,240 | — | #11 | #658 |
| 1887 | 1,993 | — | #8 | #642 |
| 1886 | 1,931 | — | #9 | #475 |
| 1885 | 1,916 | — | #7 | #850 |
| 1884 | 1,864 | — | #8 | #549 |
| 1883 | 1,557 | — | #10 | #653 |
| 1882 | 1,490 | — | #11 | — |
| 1881 | 1,247 | — | #11 | #889 |
| 1880 | 1,234 | — | #12 | #692 |