Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Claire

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Claire
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

5,216

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

36.2%

2024

3,329

All-time

208,419

Claire is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 5,216 girls were named Claire.

In 2024, only 3,329 girls were given the name.

Down 36.2% from its peak.

All told, about 208,419 Americans have been named Claire and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2016

20165,216 girls named Claire

20243,329 girls named Claire

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