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Clare

Clare is currently the #924 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 283 babies. After peaking all the way back in 1884, Clare is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Looking at the full record since 1880, Clare hit its all-time high of #320 in 1884, when 38 girls were given the name. State by state, Maryland leads the way at #354.

Rankings

2025 rank
#924
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#320
in 1884 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
283
girls named Clare

Clare popularity, 1880–2025

0.008%0.016%0.024%0.032%18801900192019401960198020002020#320 in 1884
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1884

Where Clare is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025ND—Minnesota: #659 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#659Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #638 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#638New York: #658 (25 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NY#658Massachusetts: #395 (14 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MA#395Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025SD—Iowa: #565 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IA#565Illinois: #597 (16 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#597Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: #592 (17 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OH#592Pennsylvania: #763 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#763New Jersey: #499 (15 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NJ#499Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025CT—California: #1575 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1575Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025UT—Colorado: #789 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#789Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025NE—Missouri: #811 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#811Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025WV—Virginia: #704 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#704Maryland: #354 (15 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MD#354Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025NM—Kansas: #497 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KS#497Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1437 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1437South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Clare in 2025HI—Texas: #1268 (20 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1268Florida: #1055 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1055
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Maryland (#354), Massachusetts (#395), Kansas (#497)

Uniqueness score

50/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Clare in the most recent year of SSA data.

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