Is Clair a boy or girl name?
Clair is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 30 girls and 0 boys were named Clair, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 26.2% of the 16,322 US babies named Clair were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,568
- Babies named Clair since 1880
- 16,322
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 405 babies
Boys and girls named Clair, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 156 | 10 | 6% |
| 1890s | 295 | 57 | 16.2% |
| 1900s | 397 | 92 | 18.8% |
| 1910s | 2,212 | 246 | 10% |
| 1920s | 3,169 | 370 | 10.5% |
| 1930s | 2,319 | 290 | 11.1% |
| 1940s | 1,541 | 321 | 17.2% |
| 1950s | 1,061 | 376 | 26.2% |
| 1960s | 513 | 263 | 33.9% |
| 1970s | 199 | 206 | 50.9% |
| 1980s | 110 | 432 | 79.7% |
| 1990s | 42 | 536 | 92.7% |
| 2000s | 12 | 516 | 97.7% |
| 2010s | 10 | 433 | 97.7% |
| 2020s | 5 | 133 | 96.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,568 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,775 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,505 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,990 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,397 | 31 | #4,371 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,732 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,256 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,717 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,559 | 31 | #4,553 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,358 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,976 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,483 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,014 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,632 | 51 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,635 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,055 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,809 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,895 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,420 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,221 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,577 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,051 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,963 | 53 | #2,827 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,467 | 46 | #3,058 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,869 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,792 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,767 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,313 | 56 | #2,364 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,602 | 57 | #2,321 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,121 | 62 | #2,164 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,508 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,946 | 40 | #2,944 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,783 | 59 | #2,247 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,061 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,530 | 49 | #2,466 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,377 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,211 | 65 | #1,895 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,444 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,796 | 54 | #2,006 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,841 | 55 | #1,977 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,973 | 41 | #2,346 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,594 | 32 | #2,729 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,665 | 41 | #2,378 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,454 | 31 | #2,862 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,292 | 22 | #3,633 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,036 | 24 | #3,357 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,688 | 28 | #2,875 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,069 | 22 | #3,396 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,349 | 27 | #2,806 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,780 | 28 | #2,693 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,894 | 20 | #3,333 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,883 | 16 | #3,809 |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,686 | 12 | #4,568 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,928 | 11 | #4,861 |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,663 | 18 | #3,456 |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,445 | 18 | #3,221 |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,617 | 14 | #3,639 |
| 1967 | 34 | #1,292 | 28 | #2,281 |
| 1966 | 41 | #1,167 | 22 | #2,600 |
| 1965 | 57 | #976 | 15 | #3,285 |
| 1964 | 52 | #1,047 | 26 | #2,419 |
| 1963 | 69 | #900 | 30 | #2,176 |
| 1962 | 63 | #957 | 34 | #1,999 |
| 1961 | 75 | #882 | 43 | #1,747 |
| 1960 | 67 | #923 | 33 | #1,987 |
| 1959 | 72 | #904 | 42 | #1,700 |
| 1958 | 84 | #821 | 40 | #1,706 |
| 1957 | 80 | #842 | 23 | #2,358 |
| 1956 | 115 | #689 | 30 | #1,978 |
| 1955 | 99 | #732 | 35 | #1,776 |
| 1954 | 105 | #709 | 41 | #1,587 |
| 1953 | 126 | #636 | 42 | #1,509 |
| 1952 | 131 | #618 | 40 | #1,527 |
| 1951 | 136 | #596 | 39 | #1,508 |
| 1950 | 113 | #659 | 44 | #1,379 |
| 1949 | 116 | #635 | 33 | #1,636 |
| 1948 | 148 | #548 | 37 | #1,522 |
| 1947 | 158 | #536 | 37 | #1,548 |
| 1946 | 143 | #537 | 35 | #1,482 |
| 1945 | 132 | #521 | 29 | #1,519 |
| 1944 | 159 | #479 | 44 | #1,189 |
| 1943 | 165 | #480 | 21 | #1,909 |
| 1942 | 180 | #462 | 26 | #1,636 |
| 1941 | 165 | #461 | 29 | #1,448 |
| 1940 | 175 | #439 | 30 | #1,377 |
| 1939 | 208 | #391 | 23 | #1,595 |
| 1938 | 177 | #429 | 24 | #1,555 |
| 1937 | 198 | #392 | 31 | #1,306 |
| 1936 | 227 | #359 | 19 | #1,748 |
| 1935 | 217 | #366 | 22 | #1,615 |
| 1934 | 238 | #357 | 30 | #1,320 |
| 1933 | 248 | #338 | 27 | #1,406 |
| 1932 | 238 | #362 | 32 | #1,298 |
| 1931 | 254 | #344 | 31 | #1,316 |
| 1930 | 314 | #313 | 51 | #1,032 |
| 1929 | 285 | #328 | 34 | #1,289 |
| 1928 | 286 | #332 | 48 | #1,085 |
| 1927 | 288 | #337 | 38 | #1,281 |
| 1926 | 337 | #308 | 35 | #1,332 |
| 1925 | 310 | #326 | 34 | #1,383 |
| 1924 | 327 | #320 | 22 | #1,884 |
| 1923 | 356 | #295 | 49 | #1,089 |
| 1922 | 320 | #322 | 34 | #1,373 |
| 1921 | 321 | #330 | 36 | #1,307 |
| 1920 | 339 | #311 | 40 | #1,212 |
| 1919 | 339 | #292 | 29 | #1,454 |
| 1918 | 325 | #310 | 41 | #1,166 |
| 1917 | 314 | #297 | 32 | #1,283 |
| 1916 | 301 | #297 | 33 | #1,250 |
| 1915 | 297 | #291 | 26 | #1,410 |
| 1914 | 204 | #319 | 33 | #1,037 |
| 1913 | 191 | #288 | 12 | #1,793 |
| 1912 | 136 | #317 | 17 | #1,312 |
| 1911 | 70 | #323 | 15 | #1,179 |
| 1910 | 35 | #464 | 8 | #1,800 |
| 1909 | 39 | #388 | 9 | #1,495 |
| 1908 | 53 | #301 | 8 | #1,565 |
| 1907 | 50 | #301 | 11 | #1,217 |
| 1906 | 40 | #324 | 7 | #1,581 |
| 1905 | 43 | #306 | 13 | #1,067 |
| 1904 | 42 | #300 | 9 | #1,272 |
| 1903 | 33 | #331 | 9 | #1,225 |
| 1902 | 37 | #322 | 8 | #1,341 |
| 1901 | 21 | #408 | 7 | #1,366 |
| 1900 | 39 | #350 | 11 | #1,179 |
| 1899 | 30 | #324 | 15 | #845 |
| 1898 | 37 | #316 | 7 | #1,394 |
| 1897 | 27 | #361 | 6 | #1,411 |
| 1896 | 33 | #329 | 10 | #1,058 |
| 1895 | 31 | #331 | 7 | #1,326 |
| 1894 | 32 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 25 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 28 | #358 | 5 | #1,490 |
| 1891 | 32 | #292 | 7 | #1,115 |
| 1890 | 20 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 20 | #406 | 5 | #1,319 |
| 1888 | 26 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 12 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 20 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 14 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 13 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 15 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 15 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #536 | 5 | #849 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Clair reached #288 in 1913. As a girl name, it reached #845 in 1899. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Clair
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.