How Many People Are Named Clare?
An estimated 22,065 people in the United States have the first name Clare. It is predominantly female (91.1%). The average bearer is 37 years old, and Clare peaked in popularity in 1999 with 512 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clare 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 Clare paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
22,065
About 1 in 15,534 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
91.1% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1999
512 births
Total Registered
34,225
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clare
Clare is predominantly female (91.1%), though 3,053 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Clare as a male name
Ranked #10,183 in 1999
5 male births in 1999
Peak: 1920 (103 births)
Clare as a female name
Ranked #949 in 2024
276 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (510 births)
Clare: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clare span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 4,396 babies were registered. While Clare is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Clare by Decade
How has Clare 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 367 | 90 | 277 | |
| 1890s | 567 | 112 | 455 | |
| 1900s | 747 | 140 | 607 | |
| 1910s | 2,279 | 624 | 1,655 | |
| 1920s | 3,192 | 853 | 2,339 | |
| 1930s | 2,372 | 493 | 1,879 | |
| 1940s | 2,492 | 364 | 2,128 | |
| 1950s | 3,119 | 239 | 2,880 | |
| 1960s | 2,335 | 90 | 2,245 | |
| 1970s | 1,115 | 38 | 1,077 | |
| 1980s | 2,043 | 5 | 2,038 | |
| 1990s | 3,973 | 5 | 3,968 | |
| 2000s | 4,396 | 0 | 4,396 | |
| 2010s | 3,777 | 0 | 3,777 | |
| 2020s | 1,451 | 0 | 1,451 | |
Clare by State
Birth registrations for Clare span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Nevada, North Dakota, Montana. On average, about 581 Clares were registered per state.
Clare + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clare as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clare
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Clare: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clare?
We estimate approximately 22,065 people named Clare 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 15,534 Americans share this first name.
Is Clare a common name?
Clare is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 34,225 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clare most popular?
Clare reached peak popularity in 1999, when 512 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clare is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clare a female name?
Clare is predominantly female. 91.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clare Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clare Smith, Clare Johnson, Clare 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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