Clare vs Claire
Side-by-side comparison of Clare and Claire - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Clare | Claire |
| Current Rank | #948 | #67 |
| Total Births (all years) | 31,456 | 211,919 |
| Peak Year | 1998 | 2016 |
| Peak Year Births | 510 | 5,216 |
| Peak Decade | 2000s | 2010s |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| First Recorded Year | 1880 | 1880 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Clare | Claire |
| 1880s | 277 | 448 |
| 1890s | 455 | 1,013 |
| 1900s | 607 | 1,858 |
| 1910s | 1,655 | 6,705 |
| 1920s | 2,339 | 14,994 |
| 1930s | 1,879 | 12,639 |
| 1940s | 2,128 | 10,261 |
| 1950s | 2,880 | 10,262 |
| 1960s | 2,245 | 5,944 |
| 1970s | 1,076 | 3,943 |
| 1980s | 2,039 | 10,844 |
| 1990s | 3,968 | 25,326 |
| 2000s | 4,396 | 39,009 |
| 2010s | 3,777 | 47,728 |
| 2020s | 1,735 | 20,945 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Clare | Claire |
| 2014 | 387 | 5,015 |
| 2015 | 389 | 4,837 |
| 2016 | 394 | 5,216 |
| 2017 | 315 | 4,702 |
| 2018 | 357 | 4,406 |
| 2019 | 344 | 4,130 |
| 2020 | 329 | 3,837 |
| 2021 | 329 | 3,704 |
| 2022 | 257 | 3,380 |
| 2023 | 260 | 3,200 |
| 2024 | 277 | 3,337 |
| 2025 | 283 | 3,487 |