Clara Name Popularity

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How popular is Clara?

Ranking 103rd in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Clara is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, 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 #7 was reached in 1885.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 5,778 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Clara in any given year was 287 in 1978.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Clara occurred roughly during the years 1881-1884, 1885-1888, 1911-1915, and 2007-2015, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1941-1945, 1947-1950, 1951-1954, 1955-1958, and 1961-1968.

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

How popular will Clara be?

For a number of years, the name Clara has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Clara has risen.

The name Clara is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Clara (Girl)		Clara (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		2,877	103	< 5	--
2017		3,035	96	< 5	--
2016		3,072	99	5	12,532
2015		3,064	98	< 5	--
2014		2,854	108	< 5	--
2013		2,504	131	< 5	--
2012		2,333	136	< 5	--
2011		2,074	151	7	9,801
2010		1,840	167	< 5	--
2009		1,647	199	< 5	--
2008		1,648	205	< 5	--
2007		1,549	227	< 5	--
2006		1,494	231	5	12,367
2005		1,326	247	< 5	--
2004		1,164	283	< 5	--
2003		1,055	294	< 5	--
2002		1,025	305	< 5	--
2001		956	324	< 5	--
2000		875	353	< 5	--
1999		788	370	< 5	--
1998		765	371	< 5	--
1997		652	402	< 5	--
1996		667	398	< 5	--
1995		660	397	< 5	--
1994		589	428	< 5	--
1993		594	422	< 5	--
1992		536	460	< 5	--
1991		527	463	< 5	--
1990		467	515	5	8,326
1989		425	538	6	7,111
1988		419	525	< 5	--
1987		404	515	< 5	--
1986		388	527	< 5	--
1985		357	554	< 5	--
1984		319	576	< 5	--
1983		310	576	5	6,405
1982		326	564	< 5	--
1981		320	579	< 5	--
1980		392	511	7	5,021
1979		342	547	< 5	--
1978		287	593	< 5	--
1977		297	581	< 5	--
1976		313	549	< 5	--
1975		337	522	< 5	--
1974		317	528	< 5	--
1973		332	515	< 5	--
1972		366	487	< 5	--
1971		338	541	5	5,029
1970		357	531	< 5	--
1969		416	471	< 5	--
1968		416	472	< 5	--
1967		512	407	5	4,052
1966		551	387	< 5	--
1965		569	386	< 5	--
1964		698	358	< 5	--
1963		750	345	5	4,136
1962		798	331	< 5	--
1961		879	314	< 5	--
1960		914	309	< 5	--
1959		982	288	5	4,081
1958		1,030	276	< 5	--
1957		1,110	258	< 5	--
1956		1,147	247	10	2,657
1955		1,299	224	5	3,968
1954		1,183	234	< 5	--
1953		1,384	212	6	3,487
1952		1,512	196	< 5	--
1951		1,549	186	< 5	--
1950		1,571	178	6	3,379
1949		1,711	168	5	3,772
1948		1,793	160	7	3,047
1947		1,934	150	< 5	--
1946		1,914	144	11	2,292
1945		1,799	136	< 5	--
1944		1,932	134	7	2,906
1943		2,083	133	14	1,992
1942		2,247	122	9	2,559
1941		2,299	111	12	2,100
1940		2,316	111	11	2,203
1939		2,450	103	16	1,729
1938		2,662	98	16	1,752
1937		2,573	100	18	1,642
1936		2,684	91	21	1,473
1935		3,067	81	14	1,944
1934		3,222	76	22	1,467
1933		3,414	67	18	1,655
1932		3,562	70	28	1,291
1931		3,900	61	29	1,286
1930		4,124	64	32	1,262
1929		4,148	65	30	1,299
1928		4,104	65	25	1,484
1927		4,366	63	22	1,655
1926		4,463	61	22	1,618
1925		4,775	55	22	1,638
1924		4,990	56	18	1,905
1923		5,134	49	15	2,139
1922		5,126	47	18	1,901
1921		5,606	45	21	1,714
1920		5,470	44	16	2,064
1919		5,404	43	17	1,891
1918		5,778	43	22	1,607
1917		5,626	41	17	1,831
1916		5,544	39	20	1,600
1915		5,285	38	20	1,568
1914		4,240	37	15	1,616
1913		3,633	36	9	1,969
1912		3,480	34	12	1,434
1911		2,691	33	11	1,054
1910		2,665	32	13	878
1909		2,403	32	12	851
1908		2,352	31	12	788
1907		2,319	29	12	780
1906		2,228	27	11	763
1905		2,397	22	8	940
1904		2,281	24	13	650
1903		2,342	20	10	745
1902		2,432	21	8	875
1901		2,319	18	16	490
1900		2,826	19	12	753
1899		2,441	14	7	874
1898		2,731	14	< 5	--
1897		2,454	15	< 5	--
1896		2,582	14	14	557
1895		2,613	12	11	645
1894		2,603	11	9	746
1893		2,532	11	9	713
1892		2,661	10	12	609
1891		2,360	11	10	609
1890		2,496	9	< 5	--
1889		2,319	10	9	684
1888		2,230	11	10	657
1887		1,984	8	9	642
1886		1,916	9	15	475
1885		1,910	7	6	850
1884		1,852	8	12	549
1883		1,548	10	9	653
1882		1,490	11	< 5	--
1881		1,242	11	5	889
1880		1,226	12	8	692

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.