Girls' name · since 1884
Klara
Klara has 3,087 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,798 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,087
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Klara currently ranks #1798 among girls' names in America, with 3,087 babies recorded since 1884.
Klara has 3,087 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1798 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #3,546 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,798 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,087 born since 1884
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Klara ranks #3,546 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,798 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,087 born since 1884, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,798 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,087
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Klara's 3,087 recorded births place it above 95.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Klara compares
3,087 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Klara's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Klara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,087 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 152 | 21 | 19,840 |
Klara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Klara's full recorded timeline at 1985, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 152 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Klara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 152
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Klara by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,163 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Klara's strongest decade.
1,163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Klara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 49
1910s
49 births
- 1920s 64
1920s
64 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s 246
1990s
246 births
- 2000s
2000s
647 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,163 births
- 2020s
2020s
687 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,163 births (38% of all-time use).
How Klara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Klara's total volume
Klara by state
Where Klara concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 248 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 173 | 5.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 166 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 154 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 53 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Washington | | 51 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 43 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 30 | 1.0% |
248 of 3,087 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Klara appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Klara's data
- Klara's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,163 total births) through the 2020s (687) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Klaras (248 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Klara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~141 yrs)
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, 1884–2025 (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 Klara 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.