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Claire

Claire is currently the #68 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 3,487 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #58 to #68. Looking at the full record since 1880, Claire hit its all-time high of #40 in 2016, when 5,216 girls were given the name. State by state, Utah leads the way at #32.

Rankings

2025 rank
#68
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#40
in 2016 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
3,487
girls named Claire

Claire popularity, 1880–2025

0.079%0.16%0.24%0.32%18801900192019401960198020002020#40 in 2016
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2016

Where Claire is most popular

Alaska: #60 (9 girls, 0.54% of girls born 2025)AK#60Maine: #57 (15 girls, 0.48% of girls born 2025)ME#57Vermont: #34 (10 girls, 1.03% of girls born 2025)VT#34New Hampshire: #66 (16 girls, 0.42% of girls born 2025)NH#66Washington: #50 (101 girls, 0.35% of girls born 2025)WA#50Idaho: #85 (23 girls, 0.32% of girls born 2025)ID#85Montana: #62 (13 girls, 0.46% of girls born 2025)MT#62North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Claire in 2025NDMinnesota: #52 (76 girls, 0.35% of girls born 2025)MN#52Wisconsin: #50 (75 girls, 0.37% of girls born 2025)WI#50Michigan: #48 (122 girls, 0.34% of girls born 2025)MI#48New York: #75 (180 girls, 0.23% of girls born 2025)NY#75Massachusetts: #44 (106 girls, 0.44% of girls born 2025)MA#44Rhode Island: #120 (7 girls, 0.29% of girls born 2025)RI#120Oregon: #72 (41 girls, 0.31% of girls born 2025)OR#72Nevada: #165 (15 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)NV#165Wyoming: #58 (6 girls, 0.74% of girls born 2025)WY#58South Dakota: #62 (14 girls, 0.46% of girls born 2025)SD#62Iowa: #43 (51 girls, 0.43% of girls born 2025)IA#43Illinois: #63 (128 girls, 0.29% of girls born 2025)IL#63Indiana: #58 (89 girls, 0.32% of girls born 2025)IN#58Ohio: #54 (143 girls, 0.30% of girls born 2025)OH#54Pennsylvania: #54 (153 girls, 0.33% of girls born 2025)PA#54New Jersey: #60 (112 girls, 0.32% of girls born 2025)NJ#60Connecticut: #55 (47 girls, 0.41% of girls born 2025)CT#55California: #83 (342 girls, 0.21% of girls born 2025)CA#83Utah: #32 (82 girls, 0.48% of girls born 2025)UT#32Colorado: #62 (74 girls, 0.32% of girls born 2025)CO#62Nebraska: #61 (27 girls, 0.38% of girls born 2025)NE#61Missouri: #80 (67 girls, 0.28% of girls born 2025)MO#80Kentucky: #118 (37 girls, 0.21% of girls born 2025)KY#118West Virginia: #116 (13 girls, 0.26% of girls born 2025)WV#116Virginia: #52 (109 girls, 0.32% of girls born 2025)VA#52Maryland: #55 (65 girls, 0.33% of girls born 2025)MD#55Delaware: #167 (5 girls, 0.22% of girls born 2025)DE#167Arizona: #84 (66 girls, 0.23% of girls born 2025)AZ#84New Mexico: #182 (8 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)NM#182Kansas: #67 (38 girls, 0.32% of girls born 2025)KS#67Arkansas: #86 (29 girls, 0.27% of girls born 2025)AR#86Tennessee: #112 (65 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)TN#112North Carolina: #59 (137 girls, 0.29% of girls born 2025)NC#59South Carolina: #79 (49 girls, 0.27% of girls born 2025)SC#79District of Columbia: #57 (11 girls, 0.54% of girls born 2025)DC#57Oklahoma: #87 (39 girls, 0.26% of girls born 2025)OK#87Louisiana: #109 (36 girls, 0.22% of girls born 2025)LA#109Mississippi: #163 (15 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)MS#163Alabama: #106 (42 girls, 0.23% of girls born 2025)AL#106Georgia: #100 (88 girls, 0.19% of girls born 2025)GA#100Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Claire in 2025HITexas: #77 (323 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)TX#77Florida: #101 (161 girls, 0.19% of girls born 2025)FL#101
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Vermont (#34), Wyoming (#58), District of Columbia (#57)

Uniqueness score

19/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind

You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Claire in the most recent year of SSA data.

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