Clara
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Clara comes from Latin and means “bright,” sometimes “famous,” with Claire, Clarissa, and Clarice among many related forms. Clara has an old-country feel with real potential to become widely used again. Red Cross founder Clara Barton is a notable namesake. Clara Schumann was a piano prodigy who performed by age nine, defied her father to marry for love, and kept a celebrated career while raising seven children.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Clara in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Clara 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 Clara is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Clara in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 3,601 girls were named Clara, making it the #63 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 300,524 girls have been named Clara, with the most (5,778) in 1918. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, North Dakota and Nebraska.
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.
Clara in other languages
- Klara Dutch, Polish, Slovenian, Swedish
- Claire Dutch, English, French
- Chiara Dutch, Italian
- Klaartje Dutch
- Klára Czech
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Clara
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Clara, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Clara | 1988 | Western Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Typhoon Clara (Category 3) | 1984 | Western Pacific | 204 km/h |
| Typhoon Clara (Category 4) | 1981 | Western Pacific | 222 km/h |
| Tropical storm Clara | 1980 | South Indian Ocean | 111 km/h |
| Hurricane Clara (Category 1) | 1977 | North Atlantic | 120 km/h |
| Tropical storm Clara | 1976 | Western Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Clara | 1975 | South Indian Ocean | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Clara | 1973 | Western Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Typhoon Clara (Category 2) | 1970 | Western Pacific | 157 km/h |
| Tropical storm Clara | 1967 | South Indian Ocean | 74 km/h |
…and 7 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Clara
There are 689 towns and villages with Clara in their name, in 36 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 245🇧🇷 Brazil 78🇵🇪 Peru 50🇨🇴 Colombia 42🇻🇪 Venezuela 27🇧🇴 Bolivia 23🇺🇸 United States 23🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 22
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Santa Clara | Villa Clara Province, 🇨🇺 Cuba | 250,512 | Map |
| Santa Clara | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 126,215 | Map |
| Santa Clara | Kwanza Sul, 🇦🇴 Angola | 29,000 | Map |
| Água Clara | Mato Grosso do Sul, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 16,741 | Map |
| Santa Clara | Coimbra, 🇵🇹 Portugal | 9,637 | Map |
| Santa Clara | Utah, 🇺🇸 United States | 6,841 | Map |
| Santa Clara | Jujuy, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 4,883 | Map |
| Santa Clara | Calabarzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 4,430 | Map |
| Santa Clara | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 4,306 | Map |
| Santa Clara | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4,061 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Clara
There are 49 lakes and reservoirs with Clara in their name, in 12 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 15🇨🇦 Canada 8🇲🇽 Mexico 7🇧🇷 Brazil 4🇻🇪 Venezuela 4🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 3🇦🇷 Argentina 2🇨🇴 Colombia 2
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| Clara Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Clara Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Clara Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Clara Lake | Vermont, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Clara Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Clara Lake | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Clara Reservoir | Colorado, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Clara | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Clara | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Clara | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Clara songs
37 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Clara in their title. The best known:
- Clara Bow – Taylor Swift (2024)
- Clara veut la Lune – Alizée (1993)
- Oh, Donna Clara – Stanisława Nowicka (1930)
- Clara – Gabriela Ortiz
- Clara – No Te Va Gustar
- Fight for Santa Clara
- Skjønn Clara og ung Edmund
- "Den blå - det blå eller Min älsklingsfärg. Visa till Clara. Ord och Musik af Druling." – Ludvig Norman
- CLARA (Main)
- CLARA (Prior)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Clara
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Clara.
Clara Hagman
Clara Lago
Clara Lee
Clara Nunes
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Fictional characters named Clara
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.
Clara as a pet name
FurryName has found 108 dogs named Clara in public pet registers, making it the #995 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Framingham (3), Surf Coast Shire (3), Villavicencio (1). Clara as a dog name →
FurryName has found 16 cats named Clara in public pet registers, making it the #698 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (13), Seattle (2), Vancouver (1). Clara as a cat name →
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