Claire Name Popularity

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How popular is Claire?

Ranking 49th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Claire is very popular.

Currently in the top 50, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity ranking of #40 was reached in 2016 with 5,209 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Claire in any given year was 21 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Claire occurred roughly during the years 1881-1886, 1892-1895, 1903-1918, 1919-1927, 1974-1977, 1978-1990, 1991-1998, and 2003-2007, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1934-1937, and 1960-1967.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

How popular will Claire be?

For a number of years, the name Claire has been moving upward in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Claire has remained about the same.

The name Claire is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Claire (Girl)		Claire (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		4,379	49	< 5	--
2017		4,693	49	5	12,613
2016		5,209	40	< 5	--
2015		4,829	49	< 5	--
2014		5,014	44	< 5	--
2013		4,656	49	< 5	--
2012		4,944	45	< 5	--
2011		4,896	50	< 5	--
2010		4,915	53	< 5	--
2009		4,824	53	7	10,056
2008		4,598	62	7	10,054
2007		4,612	66	7	9,952
2006		4,013	86	< 5	--
2005		3,293	95	7	9,289
2004		3,333	99	11	6,599
2003		3,571	92	< 5	--
2002		3,405	95	< 5	--
2001		3,642	82	< 5	--
2000		3,711	86	< 5	--
1999		3,732	86	< 5	--
1998		3,641	91	5	9,871
1997		3,039	108	< 5	--
1996		2,737	116	< 5	--
1995		2,473	129	< 5	--
1994		2,174	149	< 5	--
1993		1,895	166	5	8,946
1992		1,949	158	< 5	--
1991		1,818	162	7	6,636
1990		1,859	158	11	4,720
1989		1,671	171	20	2,998
1988		1,447	190	7	5,865
1987		1,334	202	10	4,300
1986		1,306	198	10	4,173
1985		1,186	220	5	6,700
1984		978	254	< 5	--
1983		856	276	< 5	--
1982		815	299	< 5	--
1981		679	343	< 5	--
1980		566	404	< 5	--
1979		542	400	< 5	--
1978		480	421	< 5	--
1977		472	430	< 5	--
1976		376	487	< 5	--
1975		387	476	9	3,704
1974		367	483	< 5	--
1973		406	453	5	5,215
1972		274	585	< 5	--
1971		298	584	< 5	--
1970		342	547	< 5	--
1969		379	501	6	4,023
1968		353	515	6	3,746
1967		390	480	< 5	--
1966		500	418	5	4,033
1965		526	404	< 5	--
1964		606	396	5	4,136
1963		676	372	< 5	--
1962		807	328	7	3,356
1961		811	330	< 5	--
1960		899	315	< 5	--
1959		994	284	13	2,321
1958		960	288	6	3,602
1957		1,030	271	11	2,508
1956		986	277	13	2,283
1955		993	273	8	3,004
1954		1,031	258	24	1,566
1953		1,090	245	15	2,053
1952		1,077	241	22	1,624
1951		1,062	239	21	1,652
1950		1,038	234	18	1,757
1949		1,090	226	17	1,834
1948		1,023	233	19	1,713
1947		1,180	216	22	1,607
1946		1,115	212	17	1,774
1945		916	211	20	1,506
1944		1,006	202	18	1,638
1943		1,002	207	24	1,436
1942		1,027	199	36	1,142
1941		953	196	30	1,214
1940		950	194	33	1,162
1939		931	189	25	1,324
1938		1,074	184	27	1,279
1937		958	191	36	1,077
1936		1,083	176	40	993
1935		1,124	171	39	1,023
1934		1,309	155	44	956
1933		1,372	144	37	1,083
1932		1,507	139	38	1,094
1931		1,626	139	65	776
1930		1,653	136	47	992
1929		1,699	134	60	845
1928		1,734	136	63	827
1927		1,836	136	65	831
1926		1,679	144	51	955
1925		1,503	159	66	816
1924		1,583	160	67	825
1923		1,392	167	75	757
1922		1,339	167	66	840
1921		1,210	182	71	805
1920		1,019	194	72	786
1919		953	197	45	1,010
1918		1,072	186	63	826
1917		926	200	62	800
1916		838	208	65	758
1915		809	204	51	863
1914		571	218	35	936
1913		490	212	36	790
1912		440	212	28	839
1911		333	213	14	901
1910		274	233	12	939
1909		259	218	10	961
1908		235	224	14	717
1907		206	230	19	561
1906		213	213	10	805
1905		184	232	19	531
1904		163	244	7	984
1903		164	233	11	706
1902		156	244	7	947
1901		122	266	5	1,081
1900		156	262	7	1,066
1899		121	260	11	624
1898		133	259	9	753
1897		105	275	8	800
1896		106	283	11	680
1895		118	259	< 5	--
1894		96	283	7	875
1893		92	277	5	1,070
1892		86	292	< 5	--
1891		84	267	< 5	--
1890		72	291	6	906
1889		62	307	< 5	--
1888		73	270	< 5	--
1887		58	278	< 5	--
1886		61	265	5	993
1885		49	284	8	711
1884		33	342	< 5	--
1883		38	287	< 5	--
1882		30	324	< 5	--
1881		23	339	< 5	--
1880		21	354	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.