NameTides

Clare

Clare was the #924 girls' name in the US in 2025 (283 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Clare as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Clare as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Clare as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#924 (283)#5,927 (3)——#718 (4)#1,577 (15)—
2024#948 (277)#4,193 (5)———#1,153 (22)—
2023#985 (260)#2,689 (9)———#1,491 (15)—
2022#1,012 (257)#3,149 (7)——#747 (4)#927 (28)—
2021#837 (329)#2,499 (10)———#1,286 (19)—
2020#830 (329)#2,615 (9)——#700 (4)#851 (32)—
2019#803 (344)#4,001 (5)——#621 (5)#839 (33)—
2018#762 (357)#5,666 (3)——#512 (7)#817 (34)—
2017#867 (315)#2,925 (8)——#471 (8)#907 (30)—
2016#722 (394)#4,763 (4)—#440 (3)#515 (7)#729 (40)—
2015#728 (389)#4,103 (5)—#426 (3)#532 (7)#711 (40)—
2014#723 (387)#2,659 (9)—#439 (3)—#825 (33)—
2013#727 (377)#2,313 (11)——#587 (6)#705 (40)—
2012#730 (379)#1,809 (16)—#383 (4)#907 (3)#613 (47)—
2011#679 (414)#2,150 (12)—#311 (5)#359 (13)#797 (34)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1884 at #320.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 5,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Clare is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,100 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 7,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Clare by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #659MNIllinois: #597ILMichigan: #638MINew York: #658NYMassachusetts: #395MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: #815INOhio: #592OHPennsylvania: #763PANew Jersey: #499NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,575CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #811MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #704VAMaryland: #354MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #497KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,268TXFlorida: #1,055FL
Clare (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#93212

Clare (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ClareCanadaGirls#1,57715
ClareEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
ClareIrelandGirls#7184
ClareNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ClareNSWGirls—too few
ClareScotlandGirls—too few
ClareUSGirls#924283
ClareUSBoys—too few