Girl
Clara
Rooted in Latin, Clara is a girl's name that means "Bright". It has cooled since its 1920s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is widely recognized. 1918 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
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Births by decade
1900s
24,013
1910s
44,502
1920s
48,391
1930s
31,872
1940s
20,104
1950s
12,798
1960s
6,513
1970s
3,289
1980s
3,675
1990s
6,239
2000s
12,737
2010s
20,760
Peaked in the 1920s · 234,893 total U.S. births since 1900