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Claira

100% girls · 110 born in 2025

Claira has been given to about 2,727 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,700
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Claira per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 149
  • Born in 2025110
  • All time2,727

How popular is Claira?

Its best year was 2014, when 149 babies were given the name, ranking 1494th. The typical living American called Claira is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Ohio, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Claira

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Clara0.82
  2. Claire0.72
  3. Maira0.75
  4. Zaira0.75
  5. Laura0.70
  6. Clair0.72
  7. Clarissa0.71
  8. Cara0.70

Middle names for Claira

Ranked by flow score
  1. Claira Josephine0.84
  2. Claira Rose0.83
  3. Claira Louise0.83
  4. Claira June0.82
  5. Claira Pearl0.82
  6. Claira Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Claira

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.95
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.95
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.95
  4. Neriahsister · 0.94
  5. Ayaneither · 0.94
  6. Elinasister · 0.94

Where Claira is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Ohio0.01%
  2. Michigan0.01%
  3. Florida0.01%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Claira White0.78
  2. Claira Reyes0.78
  3. Claira Nguyen0.78
  4. Claira Moore0.78
  5. Claira Lee0.78
  6. Claira Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Claira

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Claira across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.