Girl
Clare
Rooted in Latin, Clare is a girl's name that means "Latin clarus, clear, bright, famous". It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. Since 1900, roughly 31,130 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
EtymologyVariant of Clara
LatinLatin "clarus" – "clear, bright, famous"
Births by decade
1900s
747
1910s
2,279
1920s
3,192
1930s
2,372
1940s
2,491
1950s
3,117
1960s
2,336
1970s
1,115
1980s
2,040
1990s
3,972
2000s
4,395
2010s
3,074
Peaked in the 2000s · 31,130 total U.S. births since 1900