How Many People Are Named Klara?
An estimated 2,779 people in the United States have the first name Klara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Klara peaked in popularity in 2019 with 152 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Klara 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 Klara paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Klara is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,779
About 1 in 123,337 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2019
152 births
Total Registered
2,973
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Klara
Klara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,973 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Klara as a female name
Ranked #1,854 in 2024
108 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (152 births)
Klara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Klara span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,162 babies were registered. While Klara is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Klara by Decade
How has Klara 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.
Klara by State
Birth registrations for Klara span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Kansas, Tennessee. On average, about 46 Klaras were registered per state.
Klara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Klara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Klara
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Klara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Klara?
We estimate approximately 2,779 people named Klara 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 123,337 Americans share this first name.
Is Klara a common name?
Klara is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,973 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Klara most popular?
Klara reached peak popularity in 2019, when 152 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Klara is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Klara a female name?
Klara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Klara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Klara Smith, Klara Johnson, Klara 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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