Girl
Claire
Claire is a girl's name meaning "Bright", drawing on French roots. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is a well-known pick in the registry. It has quietly persisted through most of the last century of American birth records.
FrenchBright
FrenchClear
Births by decade
1900s
1,967
1910s
7,117
1920s
15,647
1930s
13,036
1940s
10,498
1950s
10,411
1960s
5,977
1970s
3,955
1980s
10,890
1990s
25,339
2000s
39,038
2010s
39,140
Peaked in the 2010s · 183,015 total U.S. births since 1900