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Claire

“Clear” — French origin

Girl's name · #68 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Claire has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #40 (2016) · 211,919 babies named Claire all-time · 1 in 460 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #55 in Canada (2024) · #82 in Australia (QLD) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Claires

• Claire Danes — American actress
• Claire Holt — Australian actress (born 1988)
• Claire Foy — British actress
• Claire Trevor — American actress (1910–2000)
• Claire Forlani — British actress

In stories & tradition

• Claire Littleton — Lost
• Claire Redfield — Resident Evil · Resident Evil 2
• Claire (Kara Zor-El) — Superman/Batman: Apocalypse · Smallville

What Claires become

Among 2,199 notable people named Claire:

Artists & writers appear 1.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Claire Keegan, Irish writer of short stories.

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