Klara
2025 SSA
About Klara
German, Slavic and Scandinavian form of Clara, which is a Top 100 girl name in multiple European countries, including Austria, Croatia, Iceland and Poland. While Clara is fashionable in the US, the Klara spelling retains an Old World air.
Pronounced KLAR-uh.
As of October 2026, Klara ranked #1804 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1093 in 1884.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,825 | 112 | 62.7 |
| 2015 | #1,835 | 113 | 63.3 |
| 2016 | #1,686 | 127 | 71.7 |
| 2017 | #1,826 | 113 | 65.5 |
| 2018 | #1,637 | 130 | 76.4 |
| 2019 | #1,457 | 152 | 90.6 |
| 2020 | #1,760 | 114 | 70.5 |
| 2021 | #1,879 | 106 | 64.6 |
| 2022 | #1,564 | 136 | 82.9 |
| 2023 | #1,828 | 110 | 68.6 |
| 2024 | #1,854 | 108 | 66.7 |
| 2025 | #1,804 | 112 | 69.7 |
World rankings
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Klara on lists
Famous Klaras
- Klara Issova
Czech actress
- Klara Hitler
mother of dictator Adolf Hitler
- Klara Kristalova
Swedish artist
- Klara Dan Von Neumann
Hungarian pioneering computer programmer
- Klára Koukalová
Czech tennis player
- Klara Ivanovna Guseva
Russian Olympic speed skater
- Klara Mikhailovna Rumyanova
Russian actress and singer
- Klara Liden
Swedish artist
- Klara Sierońska
Kostrzewa, Polish gymnast
- Klara Zach
Hungarian lover of Polish king Kazimierz the Great
Klara in pop culture
- Klara Levi
character in "The Invisible Bridge" by Julie Orringer
- Klara Prast
character in Marvel Comics series The Runaways
- Klara Raptusiewiczówna
character in Polish book "Zemsta" by Aleksander Fredro
- Klara
cousin of Aniela, character in Polish book "Śluby panieńskie" by Aleksander Fredro
- Klara
character drawn by Marek Lenc in short comic stories