Clare has been given to about 34,510 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Clare ranks 924th among American girls in 2025, with 283 born that year. Its best year was 1999, when 512 babies were given the name, ranking 509th. The typical living American called Clare is about 32 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maryland, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
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.