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Clara

Girl Latin #98 in 2023

Clara is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Clara

feminine of t=bright, shining, clear, a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi.

Popularity of Clara

Popularity, 1880–2023

2,661 births in 2023

1880 2023

293,838 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1918

5,800 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Free man; strong

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Rival; industrious

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.