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Clara

Girl's name · #63 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Clara was #7 in 1885, slipped to #594 by 1978, and has climbed back to #63 today. About 301,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#12 in Denmark (2025) · #15 in Portugal (2023) · #19 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #39 in N. Ireland (2025) · #40 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #44 in Sweden (2025) · #45 in Spain (2024) · #45 in Austria (2025) · #53 in Belgium (2025) · #73 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #73 in Ireland (2025) · #75 in Switzerland (2025) and 10 more.

Famous Claras

• Clara Zetkin — Communist activist, and advocate for women's rights (1857–1933)
• Clara Schumann — German musician and composer (1819–1896)
• Clara Bow — American actress (1905–1965)
• Clara Petacci — Mistress of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1912–1945)
• Clara Barton — American Civil War nurse (1821–1912)

In stories & tradition

• Clara Oswald — Doctor Who (TV series)
• Clara Cluck — Orphan's Benefit (film)
• Clara — The Torture Garden (book)

What Claras become

Among 1,869 notable people named Clara:

Entertainers appear 1.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Clara Schumann, German musician and composer (1819–1896).

Similar names: Vivian · Claire · Amara · Alice · Callie · Stella

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