Claire
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Claire is the French form of Clara, from Latin for “bright,” suggesting light and clarity. Like Charlotte and Lucy, Claire is feminine and traditional, and its sister form Clara has been revived, even topping the French charts in 2008. Actress Claire Danes is a notable bearer. Claire Anderson is the devoted wife trying to rescue her scientist husband from a Venusian manipulator in It Conquered the World (1956).
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Claire in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Claire against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Claire is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Claire in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 3,487 girls were named Claire, making it the #68 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 211,919 girls have been named Claire, with the most (5,216) in 2016. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Wyoming and Washington, D.C..
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Claire in other languages
- Clara Catalan, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Swedish
- Klara Dutch, Polish, Slovenian, Swedish
- Chiara Dutch, Italian
- Clair French
- Klaartje Dutch
- Klára Czech
Claire name days
- August 11 France
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Claire
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Claire, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Claire | 1969 | South Indian Ocean | – |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Claire
There are 44 towns and villages with Claire in their name, in 14 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 13🇫🇷 France 6🇨🇦 Canada 5🇭🇹 Haiti 5🇬🇵 Guadeloupe 4🇧🇪 Belgium 2🇲🇾 Malaysia 2🇧🇷 Brazil 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Eau Claire | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | 67,778 | Map |
| Pointe-Claire | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | 30,161 | Map |
| Le Claire | Iowa, 🇺🇸 United States | 3,982 | Map |
| Sainte-Claire | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | 3,526 | Map |
| Eau Claire | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | 618 | Map |
| Eau Claire | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | 299 | Map |
| Claire City | South Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | 79 | Map |
| Bonnie Claire | Nevada, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Claire | Nord, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Claire Fontaine | Wallonia, 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Claire
There are 67 lakes and reservoirs with Claire in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 48🇺🇸 United States 19
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| Claire Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Claire Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Claire Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Claire Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Claire Lake | Yukon, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Claire Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Claire | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Claire | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Claire | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Claire | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Claire songs
7 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Claire in their title. The best known:
- A la claire fontaine (1604)
- Dans l’eau de la claire fontaine – Georges Brassens (1961)
- Planet Claire – Ricky Wilson (1979)
- CLAIRE
- Planet Claire / Downtown – The B-52's (1979)
- Planet Claire / There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon) – The B-52's (1980)
- ST. CLAIRE (Lindsay)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Claire
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Claire.
Claire Corlett
Claire Danes
Claire Feuerstein
Claire Foy
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Fictional characters named Claire
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Claire as a pet name
FurryName has found 110 dogs named Claire in public pet registers, making it the #1,404 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Burnside (2), Golden Plains Shire (2), Adelaide (1). Claire as a dog name →
FurryName has found 6 cats named Claire in public pet registers, making it the #1,402 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (3), Seattle (2), Tacoma (1). Claire as a cat name →
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