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Klara

Girl's name · #1804 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Klara reached its best rank, #1093, in 1884 and ranked #1804 in 2025. About 3,100 girls have carried it since 1884.

Across the states

See where Klara is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Klara is especially popular in Germany.

#8 in Germany (2025) · #15 in Croatia (2025) · #17 in Poland (2025) · #27 in Slovenia (2025) · #29 in Czechia (2025) · #50 in Austria (2025) · #51 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #54 in Norway (2025) · #68 in Sweden (2025) · #221 in Switzerland (2025) · #397 in Ireland (2025) · #594 in Scotland (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Klaras

• Klara Hitler — Mother of Adolf Hitler (1860–1907)
• Klára Koukalová — Czech tennis player
• Klara Zamenhof — Polish esperantist
• Klara Bühl — German association football player
• Klára Dobrev — Hungarian politician, economist, jurist (born 1972)

In stories & tradition

• Klara Sesemann — Heidi (book)
• Klara Prast — Marvel Comics
• Klara^pl — Śluby panieńskie (Polish-language play)

What Klaras become

Among 1,229 notable people named Klara:

Medical professionals appear 2.08× more often than among typical names — e.g. Klara Griefahn, Hungarian physician (1897–1945).

Spellings & nicknames

Klara is a rare spelling of Clara — about 3% of babies given the name are written this way; Clara itself ranked #63 in 2025.

Similar names: Clare · Beatrix · Clarke · Jahzara · Leonie · Junia

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