Clare Name Popularity

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How popular is Clare?

Ranking 759th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Clare is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #320 was reached in 1884.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1998 with 510 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Clare in any given year was 15 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Clare occurred roughly during the years 1880-1884, 1889-1892, 1906-1916, 1938-1943, 1950-1953, 1979-1982, 1985-1990, and 1993-1996, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1964-1971.

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

How popular will Clare be?

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

The name Clare still has a solid footing 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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		Clare (Girl)		Clare (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		357	759	< 5	--
2017		315	864	< 5	--
2016		394	721	< 5	--
2015		389	728	< 5	--
2014		386	724	< 5	--
2013		377	726	< 5	--
2012		379	731	< 5	--
2011		414	678	< 5	--
2010		421	681	< 5	--
2009		405	711	< 5	--
2008		453	674	< 5	--
2007		473	629	< 5	--
2006		438	660	< 5	--
2005		412	673	< 5	--
2004		419	652	< 5	--
2003		417	638	< 5	--
2002		433	597	< 5	--
2001		460	562	< 5	--
2000		485	535	< 5	--
1999		507	509	5	10,181
1998		510	500	< 5	--
1997		446	534	< 5	--
1996		450	526	< 5	--
1995		387	589	< 5	--
1994		355	623	< 5	--
1993		328	668	< 5	--
1992		323	679	< 5	--
1991		323	668	< 5	--
1990		338	656	< 5	--
1989		279	711	5	8,094
1988		253	740	< 5	--
1987		248	729	< 5	--
1986		211	795	< 5	--
1985		208	798	< 5	--
1984		210	769	< 5	--
1983		170	891	< 5	--
1982		183	849	< 5	--
1981		142	1,017	< 5	--
1980		131	1,077	< 5	--
1979		130	1,064	< 5	--
1978		123	1,072	5	5,954
1977		115	1,111	8	4,231
1976		116	1,055	5	5,748
1975		110	1,069	7	4,391
1974		104	1,115	< 5	--
1973		110	1,053	< 5	--
1972		78	1,303	< 5	--
1971		75	1,407	6	4,477
1970		116	1,054	7	3,914
1969		115	1,010	< 5	--
1968		132	899	< 5	--
1967		149	816	10	2,633
1966		167	759	10	2,652
1965		180	745	9	2,821
1964		244	656	7	3,332
1963		285	587	13	2,318
1962		318	549	13	2,295
1961		334	537	13	2,333
1960		321	539	15	2,141
1959		313	549	17	1,986
1958		333	528	22	1,686
1957		293	561	24	1,642
1956		271	571	19	1,840
1955		319	518	27	1,493
1954		260	552	22	1,634
1953		323	480	22	1,641
1952		248	546	20	1,710
1951		255	519	32	1,304
1950		265	496	33	1,259
1949		245	526	37	1,165
1948		223	555	30	1,325
1947		267	505	42	1,118
1946		241	502	39	1,112
1945		217	493	34	1,127
1944		224	476	33	1,156
1943		211	512	36	1,143
1942		163	579	42	1,038
1941		162	550	43	973
1940		173	522	28	1,278
1939		156	532	37	1,056
1938		143	574	50	884
1937		168	507	47	909
1936		167	500	41	974
1935		167	488	38	1,043
1934		188	472	49	899
1933		198	466	45	937
1932		227	438	68	767
1931		234	423	59	817
1930		231	445	59	856
1929		208	459	64	808
1928		231	450	78	725
1927		241	444	73	768
1926		241	440	83	696
1925		254	433	94	659
1924		217	471	84	722
1923		240	436	91	672
1922		229	453	91	681
1921		241	445	92	675
1920		237	435	103	624
1919		233	430	88	659
1918		255	410	86	670
1917		189	474	87	637
1916		215	427	85	630
1915		171	472	77	663
1914		169	407	75	579
1913		113	472	50	630
1912		132	402	32	767
1911		84	443	26	598
1910		94	407	18	713
1909		73	431	24	533
1908		70	430	14	718
1907		55	482	14	708
1906		59	445	13	683
1905		67	415	14	639
1904		59	422	12	693
1903		57	421	12	661
1902		57	408	15	562
1901		47	432	12	608
1900		63	424	10	851
1899		37	482	16	486
1898		59	401	8	817
1897		48	420	7	861
1896		53	388	19	467
1895		47	412	9	749
1894		56	372	17	484
1893		30	504	16	464
1892		56	351	10	695
1891		34	432	5	996
1890		35	431	5	1,032
1889		34	416	11	593
1888		43	366	12	582
1887		31	390	12	523
1886		26	426	9	656
1885		27	396	8	712
1884		38	320	10	621
1883		22	398	12	532
1882		21	391	8	715
1881		20	375	< 5	--
1880		15	435	8	694

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.