Trend of the Popularity of Clara as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 3,060 female babies that were named Clara in the US, which was 0.19% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Clara peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2016 with a count of 3,075 babies, which was 0.17% of the total female babies born in the US in 2016.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Clara, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Clara.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Clara in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Clara in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Clara from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Clara as a Female Baby Name in the us

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Year Number of Female Babies Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980 392 0.02
1981 321 0.02
1982 327 0.02
1983 310 0.02
1984 319 0.02
1985 357 0.02
1986 388 0.02
1987 406 0.02
1988 421 0.02
1989 426 0.02
1990 467 0.03
1991 529 0.03
1992 536 0.03
1993 596 0.03
1994 592 0.03
1995 661 0.04
1996 669 0.04
1997 654 0.04
1998 768 0.04
1999 794 0.05
2000 879 0.05
2001 958 0.05
2002 1031 0.06
2003 1059 0.06
2004 1170 0.06
2005 1331 0.07
2006 1497 0.08
2007 1554 0.08
2008 1654 0.09
2009 1649 0.09
2010 1842 0.10
2011 2078 0.12
2012 2335 0.13
2013 2508 0.14
2014 2860 0.16
2015 3070 0.17
2016 3075 0.17
2017 3044 0.18
2018 2892 0.17
2019 2950 0.18
2020 2696 0.17
2021 2693 0.16
2022 2552 0.16
2023 2661 0.17
2024 3060 0.19