US rank #2673 Girls' name Peak 2012 1,758 births

Klaire — #2673 US girls' name

1,758 babies named Klaire in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s1492000s4422010s8242020s313
#2673
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Klaire was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

103 babies were named Klaire in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Klaire

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,758 babies named Klaire between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Klaire currently holds the #2673 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Klaire performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 824 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Klaire shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 174 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Klaire in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Klaire 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 1,758 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.

Klaire at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,758

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2012

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,673

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Klaire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
103
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Klaire by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
824 births that decade — 47% of Klaire's all-time total
1980s301990s1492000s4422010s8242020s313

Klaire by state

Where Klaire concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Klaire
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
174 9.9%
#2 California
112 6.4%
#3 Florida
30 1.7%
#4 Illinois
30 1.7%
#5 Ohio
30 1.7%
#6 Michigan
28 1.6%
#7 Indiana
16 0.9%
#8 Louisiana
12 0.7%
Texas share of Klaire's total US births 9.9%
Even split

174 of 1,758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Klaire appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Klaire?
1,758 babies have been named Klaire since 1982. It currently ranks #2673 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 103 births.
When was Klaire most popular?
Klaire was most popular in the 2010s decade with 824 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Klaire most popular?
The top states for the name Klaire are Texas (174 births), California (112 births), Florida (30 births).
How long has the name Klaire been used?
Klaire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Klaire?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Klara, Klarissa, Klaudia, Klani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.