Total births
23
Girls' name · since 2010
Clarah
Clarah has 23 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 23
- total births
- 2010–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
23 girls have been named Clarah since 2010, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Clarah recorded 23 times among girls since 2010, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- 23 total births
- 2010–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 70% born in that decade
The verdict
23 girls have been named Clarah since 2010, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 23
- total births
- 2010–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
70% of everyone ever named Clarah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
7 babies were named Clarah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Clarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clarah splits its recorded history at 2018: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clarah at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2010
Clarah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Clarah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 16 births that decade - 70% of Clarah's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Clarah? ▼
Since 2010, Social Security records show 23 babies named Clarah. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 7 births.
When was Clarah most popular? ▼
Clarah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Clarah been used? ▼
Clarah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 16 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Clarah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clara, Claire, Claudia, Clarissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Clarah's data
- Clarah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Clarah
Nearby Names Like Clarah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Clarah
Clara Girl
#78 300,524 births
Claire Girl
#67 211,919 births
Claudia Girl
#1086 128,318 births
Clarissa Girl
#1161 40,484 births
Clare Girl
#948 31,456 births
Compare Clarah side by side: Clarah vs Clara Clarah vs Claire Clarah vs Claudia
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2010–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Clarah: Baby Name Since 2010 - 23 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/clarah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Clarah 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 June 2026.