Recorded 1922–1988 Girls' name Peak 1986 40 births

Clera — girls' name

40 babies named Clera in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101980s30
1980s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Clera was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

9 babies were named Clera in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clera

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Clera between 1922 and 1988, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clera performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Clera shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clera 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 40 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.

Clera at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

40

Since 1922

67 years of records

Peak year

1986

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1922

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1988

Clera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1922

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1986)
9
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Clera by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
30 births that decade — 75% of Clera's all-time total
1920s101980s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clera?
40 babies have been named Clera since 1922. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1986 with 9 births.
When was Clera most popular?
Clera was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Clera been used?
Clera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 67 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Clera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleo, Clementine, Cleta, Clemmie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1922–1988 (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.