Girls' name · since 1927
Claira
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 2,727 babies named Claira, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,823 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,727
- born since 1927
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,727 babies have been named Claira since 1927, making it today's #1823 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claira has been recorded 2,727 times among girls since 1927, currently ranked #1823 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.
- #3,819 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,823 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,727 born since 1927
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claira ranks #3,819 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,823 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,727 born since 1927, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,823 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,727
- born since 1927
- 2010s
- peak decade
Claira's 2,727 recorded births place it above 94.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Claira compares
2,727 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Claira's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Claira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,727 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 149 | 21 | 19,840 |
Claira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Claira splits its recorded history at 2005: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 149 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Claira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 149
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Claira by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,299 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Claira's strongest decade.
1,299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Claira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 172
1990s
172 births
- 2000s
2000s
595 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,299 births
- 2020s
2020s
630 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,299 births (48% of all-time use).
How Claira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Claira's total volume
Claira by state
Where Claira concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 163 | 6.0% |
| #2 | California | | 102 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 83 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 79 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 74 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Washington | | 60 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 56 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 44 | 1.6% |
163 of 2,727 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Claira appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Claira's data
- Claira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,299 total births) through the 2020s (630) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Clairas (163 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Claira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~98 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1927–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Claira draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.