Clara

“bright, illustrious”

Girl’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Clara

Clara means “bright, illustrious” and is of Latin origin.

It peaked in 2005.
Over recent years, Clara has been falling (−11% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Clara every 5.3 schools, all spellings combined.

Clara ranks 46^th in Northern Ireland, 57^th in Ontario (Canada) and 63^rd in British Columbia (Canada), against 97^th in France.

Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
46^th girls’ name123 babies in 3 years1 girl in 183−2.2% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
69^th girls’ name238 babies in 3 years1 girl in 272+0.1% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
63^rd girls’ name129 babies in 3 years1 girl in 308−1.5% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
57^th girls’ name452 babies in 3 years1 girl in 342−1.5% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
105^th girls’ name107 babies in 3 years1 girl in 392+2.8% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
98^th girls’ name132 babies in 3 years1 girl in 412+3.3% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
83^rd girls’ name1,701 babies in 3 years1 girl in 451+1% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
73^rd girls’ name9,335 babies in 3 years1 girl in 518+2.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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