Is Clare a boy or girl name?
Clare is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 276 girls and 0 boys were named Clare, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 91.1% of the 34,225 US babies named Clare were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #949
- Babies named Clare since 1880
- 34,225
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 512 babies
Boys and girls named Clare, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 90 | 277 | 75.5% |
| 1890s | 112 | 455 | 80.2% |
| 1900s | 140 | 607 | 81.3% |
| 1910s | 624 | 1,655 | 72.6% |
| 1920s | 853 | 2,339 | 73.3% |
| 1930s | 493 | 1,879 | 79.2% |
| 1940s | 364 | 2,128 | 85.4% |
| 1950s | 239 | 2,880 | 92.3% |
| 1960s | 90 | 2,245 | 96.1% |
| 1970s | 38 | 1,077 | 96.6% |
| 1980s | 5 | 2,038 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 5 | 3,968 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,396 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,777 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,451 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 276 | #949 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 260 | #984 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 257 | #1,011 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 329 | #836 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 329 | #829 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 344 | #802 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 357 | #763 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 315 | #867 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 394 | #722 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 389 | #731 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 387 | #723 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 377 | #728 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 379 | #731 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 414 | #678 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 421 | #681 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 405 | #713 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 453 | #674 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 473 | #630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 439 | #659 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 412 | #674 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 419 | #652 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 417 | #638 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 433 | #597 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 460 | #562 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 485 | #535 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,183 | 507 | #509 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 510 | #500 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 446 | #535 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 450 | #526 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 388 | #587 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 355 | #623 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 328 | #668 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 323 | #679 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 323 | #669 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 338 | #657 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,096 | 279 | #711 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 253 | #740 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 249 | #725 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 212 | #792 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 208 | #798 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 210 | #768 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 170 | #891 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 184 | #846 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,017 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,078 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,064 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,954 | 123 | #1,072 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,230 | 115 | #1,111 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,751 | 116 | #1,055 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,393 | 110 | #1,069 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,116 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,054 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,303 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,478 | 75 | #1,406 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,914 | 116 | #1,053 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,010 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 132 | #900 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,634 | 149 | #815 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,657 | 167 | #759 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,821 | 180 | #745 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,334 | 243 | #656 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,322 | 286 | #586 |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,295 | 318 | #549 |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,337 | 334 | #538 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,140 | 321 | #538 |
| 1959 | 17 | #1,986 | 313 | #548 |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,687 | 333 | #528 |
| 1957 | 24 | #1,639 | 293 | #561 |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,840 | 271 | #571 |
| 1955 | 27 | #1,491 | 318 | #518 |
| 1954 | 23 | #1,598 | 261 | #552 |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,640 | 323 | #480 |
| 1952 | 20 | #1,710 | 248 | #546 |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,304 | 255 | #519 |
| 1950 | 33 | #1,259 | 265 | #496 |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,165 | 245 | #526 |
| 1948 | 30 | #1,327 | 223 | #555 |
| 1947 | 42 | #1,119 | 267 | #505 |
| 1946 | 39 | #1,113 | 241 | #503 |
| 1945 | 34 | #1,127 | 217 | #493 |
| 1944 | 33 | #1,154 | 225 | #475 |
| 1943 | 36 | #1,143 | 212 | #512 |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,038 | 163 | #579 |
| 1941 | 43 | #973 | 162 | #550 |
| 1940 | 28 | #1,278 | 173 | #522 |
| 1939 | 37 | #1,056 | 156 | #532 |
| 1938 | 50 | #885 | 143 | #574 |
| 1937 | 47 | #908 | 168 | #507 |
| 1936 | 41 | #974 | 167 | #500 |
| 1935 | 38 | #1,043 | 167 | #488 |
| 1934 | 49 | #899 | 188 | #472 |
| 1933 | 45 | #938 | 199 | #466 |
| 1932 | 68 | #767 | 226 | #439 |
| 1931 | 59 | #818 | 234 | #423 |
| 1930 | 59 | #855 | 231 | #445 |
| 1929 | 64 | #808 | 208 | #459 |
| 1928 | 78 | #725 | 231 | #450 |
| 1927 | 73 | #768 | 241 | #444 |
| 1926 | 83 | #695 | 241 | #440 |
| 1925 | 94 | #659 | 254 | #433 |
| 1924 | 84 | #722 | 217 | #471 |
| 1923 | 91 | #672 | 240 | #436 |
| 1922 | 91 | #681 | 229 | #453 |
| 1921 | 92 | #675 | 241 | #445 |
| 1920 | 103 | #624 | 237 | #435 |
| 1919 | 88 | #659 | 233 | #430 |
| 1918 | 86 | #670 | 255 | #410 |
| 1917 | 87 | #637 | 189 | #474 |
| 1916 | 85 | #630 | 215 | #427 |
| 1915 | 77 | #663 | 171 | #472 |
| 1914 | 75 | #579 | 169 | #407 |
| 1913 | 50 | #630 | 113 | #472 |
| 1912 | 32 | #767 | 132 | #402 |
| 1911 | 26 | #598 | 84 | #443 |
| 1910 | 18 | #713 | 94 | #407 |
| 1909 | 24 | #533 | 73 | #431 |
| 1908 | 14 | #718 | 70 | #430 |
| 1907 | 14 | #708 | 55 | #482 |
| 1906 | 13 | #683 | 59 | #445 |
| 1905 | 14 | #639 | 67 | #415 |
| 1904 | 12 | #693 | 59 | #422 |
| 1903 | 12 | #661 | 57 | #421 |
| 1902 | 15 | #562 | 57 | #408 |
| 1901 | 12 | #608 | 47 | #432 |
| 1900 | 10 | #851 | 63 | #424 |
| 1899 | 16 | #486 | 37 | #482 |
| 1898 | 8 | #817 | 59 | #401 |
| 1897 | 7 | #861 | 48 | #420 |
| 1896 | 19 | #467 | 53 | #388 |
| 1895 | 9 | #748 | 47 | #412 |
| 1894 | 17 | #484 | 56 | #372 |
| 1893 | 16 | #464 | 30 | #504 |
| 1892 | 10 | #695 | 56 | #351 |
| 1891 | 5 | #996 | 34 | #432 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,032 | 35 | #431 |
| 1889 | 11 | #593 | 34 | #416 |
| 1888 | 12 | #582 | 43 | #366 |
| 1887 | 12 | #523 | 31 | #390 |
| 1886 | 9 | #656 | 26 | #426 |
| 1885 | 8 | #712 | 27 | #396 |
| 1884 | 10 | #621 | 38 | #320 |
| 1883 | 12 | #532 | 22 | #398 |
| 1882 | 8 | #715 | 21 | #391 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 20 | #375 |
| 1880 | 8 | #694 | 15 | #435 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Clare reached #464 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #320 in 1884. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Clare
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.