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Clara
Pronounced /ˈklɑːɹə/
Rank in 2024
#78
Born in 2024
3,060
Peak year
1918 · #43
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
Vintage revivalIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 3,060 girls were named Clara, about 1 in every 527.
- It peaked in 1918 with 5,778 babies, ranked #43.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 296,898 girls have been named Clara since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Clara per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 5.1Greatest1901–27
- 2.5Silent1928–45
- 0.7Boomers1946–64
- 0.2Gen X1965–80
- 0.3Millennials1981–96
- 0.7Gen Z1997–12
- 1.7Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 105,348 babies, 5.15 per 1,000. Silent: 52,588 babies, 2.54 per 1,000. Boomers: 24,160 babies, 0.67 per 1,000. Gen X: 6,147 babies, 0.24 per 1,000. Millennials: 7,325 babies, 0.26 per 1,000. Gen Z: 21,253 babies, 0.73 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 34,061 babies, 1.68 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet of Clare and Claire.
- A female given name from Latin.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈklɑːɹə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Clara, CC BY-SA 4.0.