Chiara
2025 SSA
About Chiara
Chiara is a lovely and romantic Italian name that's familiar but not widely used here: a real winner. You might consider Chiara instead of Claire, Clara, Cara, or even Keira.
Santa Chiara, Aglicized as St. Clare, was a follower of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Two members of European cinema royalty, Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni, named their now grown daughter Chiara.
Chiara currently ranks in the Top 100 in Switzerland, Germany and Italy.
Pronounced kee-AH-rah.
As of October 2026, Chiara ranked #1066 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1054 in 2002, Nameberry popularity #668.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,636 | 131 | 73.3 |
| 2015 | #1,853 | 111 | 62.2 |
| 2016 | #1,629 | 134 | 75.6 |
| 2017 | #1,593 | 137 | 79.4 |
| 2018 | #1,393 | 161 | 94.6 |
| 2019 | #1,453 | 152 | 90.6 |
| 2020 | #1,327 | 166 | 102.7 |
| 2021 | #1,183 | 206 | 125.5 |
| 2022 | #1,297 | 182 | 111 |
| 2023 | #1,186 | 202 | 125.9 |
| 2024 | #1,113 | 219 | 135.2 |
| 2025 | #1,066 | 228 | 141.9 |
World rankings
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Chiara on lists
Famous Chiaras
- Chiara Charlotte Mastroianni
French,Italian actress and singer; daughter of actors Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve
- Chiara Zanni
Canadian actress
- Chiara Siracusa
Maltese pop singer
- Chiara Caselli
Italian actress
- Chiara Galiazzo
Italian pop singer
- Chiara Aurelia
American actress
- Chiara Mastalli
Italian actress
- Chiara Ambrosio
American actress; twin sister Bianca D'Ambrosio
- Chiara Ferragni
Italian model, fashion designer and blogger.
Chiara in pop culture
- Chiara
character in Netflix original TV show "Baby"
- Chiara Lobosca
character in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery