How Many People Are Named Claira?
An estimated 2,576 people in the United States have the first name Claira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Claira peaked in popularity in 2014 with 149 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Claira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Claira paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Claira is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,576
About 1 in 133,057 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2014
149 births
Total Registered
2,616
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Claira
Claira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,616 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Claira as a female name
Ranked #1,740 in 2024
116 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (149 births)
Claira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Claira span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,299 babies were registered. While Claira is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Claira by Decade
How has Claira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Claira by State
Birth registrations for Claira span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Michigan. The lowest are in West Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana. On average, about 35 Clairas were registered per state.
Claira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Claira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Claira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Claira?
We estimate approximately 2,576 people named Claira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 133,057 Americans share this first name.
Is Claira a common name?
Claira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,616 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Claira most popular?
Claira reached peak popularity in 2014, when 149 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Claira is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Claira a female name?
Claira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Claira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Claira Smith, Claira Johnson, Claira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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