Clare*
#766 most common girls' name of all time · #1,386 across all names · 9% male / 91% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#766
Rank overall
#1,386 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
34,510
Since 2016
3,145
Peak year
1999 #509
Best rank
#321 1884
Girls
Boys
peak 512/yr
Clare is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 283 | — | 283 | #924 |
| 2024 | 277 | — | 277 | #948 |
| 2023 | 260 | — | 260 | #985 |
| 2022 | 257 | — | 257 | #1,012 |
| 2021 | 329 | — | 329 | #837 |
| 2020 | 329 | — | 329 | #830 |
| 2019 | 344 | — | 344 | #803 |
| 2018 | 357 | — | 357 | #762 |
| 2017 | 315 | — | 315 | #867 |
| 2016 | 394 | — | 394 | #722 |
| 2015 | 389 | — | 389 | #728 |
| 2014 | 387 | — | 387 | #724 |
| 2013 | 377 | — | 377 | #727 |
| 2012 | 379 | — | 379 | #731 |
| 2011 | 414 | — | 414 | #679 |
| 2010 | 421 | — | 421 | #681 |
| 2009 | 405 | — | 405 | #712 |
| 2008 | 453 | — | 453 | #674 |
| 2007 | 473 | — | 473 | #630 |
| 2006 | 439 | — | 439 | #659 |
| 2005 | 412 | — | 412 | #675 |
| 2004 | 419 | — | 419 | #651 |
| 2003 | 417 | — | 417 | #638 |
| 2002 | 433 | — | 433 | #597 |
| 2001 | 460 | — | 460 | #562 |
| 2000 | 485 | — | 485 | #535 |
| 1999 | 507 | 5 | 512 | #509 |
| 1998 | 510 | — | 510 | #500 |
| 1997 | 446 | — | 446 | #534 |
| 1996 | 450 | — | 450 | #526 |
| 1995 | 388 | — | 388 | #587 |
| 1994 | 355 | — | 355 | #623 |
| 1993 | 328 | — | 328 | #668 |
| 1992 | 323 | — | 323 | #679 |
| 1991 | 323 | — | 323 | #669 |
| 1990 | 338 | — | 338 | #657 |
| 1989 | 279 | 5 | 284 | #710 |
| 1988 | 253 | — | 253 | #740 |
| 1987 | 249 | — | 249 | #725 |
| 1986 | 212 | — | 212 | #793 |
| 1985 | 208 | — | 208 | #798 |
| 1984 | 210 | — | 210 | #766 |
| 1983 | 170 | — | 170 | #890 |
| 1982 | 184 | — | 184 | #846 |
| 1981 | 143 | — | 143 | #1,015 |
| 1980 | 131 | — | 131 | #1,077 |
| 1979 | 130 | — | 130 | #1,061 |
| 1978 | 123 | 5 | 128 | #1,072 |
| 1977 | 115 | 8 | 123 | #1,110 |
| 1976 | 116 | 5 | 121 | #1,056 |
| 1975 | 110 | 7 | 117 | #1,066 |
| 1974 | 104 | — | 104 | #1,116 |
| 1973 | 110 | — | 110 | #1,054 |
| 1972 | 77 | — | 77 | #1,314 |
| 1971 | 75 | 6 | 81 | #1,408 |
| 1970 | 116 | 7 | 123 | #1,053 |
| 1969 | 115 | — | 115 | #1,007 |
| 1968 | 132 | — | 132 | #898 |
| 1967 | 149 | 10 | 159 | #815 |
| 1966 | 167 | 10 | 177 | #759 |
| 1965 | 180 | 9 | 189 | #746 |
| 1964 | 243 | 7 | 250 | #656 |
| 1963 | 286 | 13 | 299 | #586 |
| 1962 | 318 | 13 | 331 | #549 |
| 1961 | 334 | 13 | 347 | #538 |
| 1960 | 321 | 16 | 337 | #539 |
| 1959 | 313 | 17 | 330 | #548 |
| 1958 | 333 | 22 | 355 | #528 |
| 1957 | 293 | 24 | 317 | #561 |
| 1956 | 271 | 19 | 290 | #571 |
| 1955 | 318 | 27 | 345 | #518 |
| 1954 | 261 | 23 | 284 | #550 |
| 1953 | 323 | 22 | 345 | #479 |
| 1952 | 248 | 20 | 268 | #546 |
| 1951 | 255 | 32 | 287 | #518 |
| 1950 | 265 | 33 | 298 | #496 |
| 1949 | 245 | 37 | 282 | #525 |
| 1948 | 223 | 30 | 253 | #555 |
| 1947 | 267 | 42 | 309 | #506 |
| 1946 | 241 | 39 | 280 | #504 |
| 1945 | 217 | 34 | 251 | #493 |
| 1944 | 225 | 33 | 258 | #474 |
| 1943 | 212 | 36 | 248 | #512 |
| 1942 | 163 | 42 | 205 | #579 |
| 1941 | 162 | 43 | 205 | #551 |
| 1940 | 173 | 28 | 201 | #522 |
| 1939 | 156 | 37 | 193 | #533 |
| 1938 | 143 | 50 | 193 | #573 |
| 1937 | 168 | 47 | 215 | #508 |
| 1936 | 167 | 41 | 208 | #500 |
| 1935 | 167 | 38 | 205 | #488 |
| 1934 | 188 | 49 | 237 | #473 |
| 1933 | 199 | 45 | 244 | #466 |
| 1932 | 226 | 68 | 294 | #438 |
| 1931 | 234 | 59 | 293 | #424 |
| 1930 | 231 | 59 | 290 | #446 |
| 1929 | 208 | 64 | 272 | #459 |
| 1928 | 231 | 78 | 309 | #450 |
| 1927 | 241 | 73 | 314 | #445 |
| 1926 | 241 | 83 | 324 | #440 |
| 1925 | 254 | 94 | 348 | #432 |
| 1924 | 217 | 84 | 301 | #471 |
| 1923 | 240 | 91 | 331 | #436 |
| 1922 | 229 | 91 | 320 | #453 |
| 1921 | 241 | 92 | 333 | #445 |
| 1920 | 237 | 103 | 340 | #435 |
| 1919 | 233 | 88 | 321 | #429 |
| 1918 | 255 | 86 | 341 | #410 |
| 1917 | 189 | 87 | 276 | #474 |
| 1916 | 215 | 85 | 300 | #428 |
| 1915 | 171 | 77 | 248 | #471 |
| 1914 | 169 | 75 | 244 | #408 |
| 1913 | 113 | 50 | 163 | #473 |
| 1912 | 132 | 32 | 164 | #402 |
| 1911 | 84 | 26 | 110 | #444 |
| 1910 | 94 | 18 | 112 | #408 |
| 1909 | 73 | 24 | 97 | #431 |
| 1908 | 70 | 14 | 84 | #431 |
| 1907 | 55 | 14 | 69 | #482 |
| 1906 | 59 | 13 | 72 | #444 |
| 1905 | 67 | 14 | 81 | #415 |
| 1904 | 59 | 12 | 71 | #422 |
| 1903 | 57 | 12 | 69 | #420 |
| 1902 | 57 | 15 | 72 | #410 |
| 1901 | 47 | 12 | 59 | #434 |
| 1900 | 63 | 10 | 73 | #425 |
| 1899 | 37 | 16 | 53 | #481 |
| 1898 | 59 | 8 | 67 | #402 |
| 1897 | 48 | 7 | 55 | #421 |
| 1896 | 53 | 19 | 72 | #390 |
| 1895 | 47 | 9 | 56 | #414 |
| 1894 | 56 | 17 | 73 | #373 |
| 1893 | 30 | 16 | 46 | #502 |
| 1892 | 56 | 10 | 66 | #355 |
| 1891 | 34 | 5 | 39 | #434 |
| 1890 | 35 | 5 | 40 | #432 |
| 1889 | 34 | 11 | 45 | #419 |
| 1888 | 43 | 12 | 55 | #366 |
| 1887 | 31 | 12 | 43 | #392 |
| 1886 | 26 | 9 | 35 | #425 |
| 1885 | 27 | 8 | 35 | #401 |
| 1884 | 38 | 10 | 48 | #321 |
| 1883 | 22 | 12 | 34 | #405 |
| 1882 | 21 | 8 | 29 | #401 |
| 1881 | 20 | — | 20 | #380 |
| 1880 | 15 | 8 | 23 | #435 |