Girls' name · since 1983

Clarra

Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Clarra, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#50,831 of 72,339
all-time among girls
13
born since 1983
1980s
peak decade

Clarra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 13 recorded since 1983.

Clarra has 13 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1986.

  • #50,831 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 13 born since 1983
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarra ranks #50,831 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.

#50,831 of 72,339
all-time among girls
13
born since 1983
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Clarra's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Clarra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Clarra's full recorded timeline at 1986, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Clarra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1986

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
5.566.577.5 19831986 7

Clarra by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Clarra's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Clarra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clarra?
Clarra has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #50,831 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1986. 7 babies were born in 1986, its single highest year.
Where does Clarra sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarra ranks #50,831 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Clarra most popular?
Clarra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Clarra been used?
Clarra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 4 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Clarra?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Clarra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1983–1986 (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 Clarra 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.