Clare
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Clare
This is the original, more prosaic spelling, but the airier Claire now dominates.
Clare for girls#924 US
If you're seeking a literary connection, look no further than Nella Larsen's 1929 novel Passing, which stars Clare Kendry as one of the two protagonists.
Clare for boys
Nowadays, Clare tends to be viewed as a feminine name, but this is a short and sweet Irish-flavored name that could work just as well on a boy. Noted male bearers of the name Clare include Canadian ice hockey legend Clare Drake, US cartoonist Clare Briggs, and Grammy winning musician Clare Fischer.
Pronounced KLAIR.
As of October 2026, Clare ranked #924 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #320 in 1884, Nameberry popularity #727.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #723 | 387 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #731 | 389 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #722 | 394 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #867 | 315 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #763 | 357 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #802 | 344 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #829 | 329 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #836 | 329 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,011 | 257 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #984 | 260 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #949 | 276 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #924 | 283 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Clare for girls
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Famous Clares
- Saint Clare of Assisi (born Chiara Offreduccio)Girl
Italian patron of television and eye diseases
- Saint Clare of MontefalcoGirl
Italian nun
- Clare Maree BowenGirl
Australian actress
- Clare GrantGirl
stage name of Clare Camille Johnson, American actress & producer
- (Ann) Clare Boothe LuceGirl
American ambassador and playwright
- Clare TorryGirl
English singer
- Clare Victoria BaldingGirl
English television presenter, journalist and retired amateur jockey
- Clare BursonGirl
American singer,songwriter
- Clare PotterGirl
American fashion designer
- Clare PreussGirl
Canadian actress
- Clare EamesGirl
American actress
- Clare Rita Mary MaguireGirl
English singer
- Clare ShortGirl
British MP
- Clare VenemaGirl
Australian model
- Clare AsquithGirl
English countess, scholar, and playwright
- Clara Ellaline Hope LeightonGirl
English/American artist
- Clare BuckfieldGirl
English actress; twin sister Julie Buckfield
- Clare MilneGirl
daughter of Christopher Robin Milne
- Clare Elizabeth KramerGirl
American actress
- Clare Elizabeth PolkinghorneGirl
Australian soccer player
- Cassandra ClareGirl
pen,name of Judith Remelt, American novelist
- John ClareGirl
English poet.
- (Douglas) Clare FischerBoy
American jazz musician
- Clare James DrakeBoy
Canadian ice hockey coach
- Clare Eugene HoffmanBoy
US Congressman from Michigan
- Clare Stephen JacobsBoy
American pole vaulter
- Clare A. BriggsBoy
American comic artist
Clare in pop culture
- Clare AbshireGirl
in "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger
- Clare Diana EdwardsGirl
Degrassi character
- Clare ArnoldGirl
character from "90210"
- ClareGirl
the main protagonist of the manga series "Claymore"
- St Clare'sGirl
name of the school in the book by Enid Blyton
- Clare FitzgeraldGirl
in "The Ghost in the Glass House" by Carey Wallace
- County ClareGirl
a county in the Republic of Ireland
- Claire OtomsBoy
character on TV's "Ally McBeal"