Girl’s name · Latin, American English

Claira

How to say it: KLAIR-uh · /ˈklɛrə/

Modern respelling of Clara/Claire, Latin 'clarus' clear bright - feminine variant with -a ending.

Claira was the 78th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 110 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up about 15% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #68 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#78for girls in 2025
1 in 867US babies
110born in 2025
#68projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
1 in 37chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Claira
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#78
Babies born in 2025110
Share of births1 in 867
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years+15%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#68
In France, 2025#134 among girls’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Claira peaked in the 2010s.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 74 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Clair
  • Clara

Honouring a Claira in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Claira is about 1 in 37.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #134 for girls in 2025.

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