Recorded 1921–1998 Boys' name Peak 1938 32 births

Claro — boys' name

32 babies named Claro in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s111940s61990s10
1930s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Claro was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

6 babies were named Claro in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Claro

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Claro between 1921 and 1998, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Claro currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claro performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Claro shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claro in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Claro at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

32

Since 1921

78 years of records

Peak year

1938

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1921

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1998

Claro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1921

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1938)
6
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
4.555.566.5 199819951945193819361921 5

Claro by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
11 births that decade — 34% of Claro's all-time total
1920s51930s111940s61990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claro?
32 babies have been named Claro since 1921. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1938 with 6 births.
When was Claro most popular?
Claro was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Claro been used?
Claro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 78 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Claro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clarence, Clayton, Claude, Clark, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.