Claire as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Claire

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The baby name Claire is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /klɛər/ (UK), /klɛr/ (US); respelling: "klair".

Claire is French in Origin.

Gender: Female

Syllables: 1.0

Origin: French

Pronunciation: /klɛər/ (UK), /klɛr/ (US); respelling: "klair"

What is the meaning of the name Claire ?

The baby name Claire is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /klɛər/ (UK), /klɛr/ (US); respelling: "klair".

Claire is French in Origin.

Claire is a French feminine given name descending from Latin clarus via Old French cler/clair, meaning “clear, bright, famous.” As the French counterpart of Clara, it carries connotations of light and renown. The cult of Saint Clare of Assisi (French: Sainte Claire), the 13th‑century founder of the Poor Clares, anchored the name across Catholic Europe and sustained its use in liturgical calendars, art, and place names.

In France it appears from the medieval period and revived strongly in the mid‑20th century. In the English‑speaking world, Clare and Clara were fashionable in the 18th–19th centuries, while Claire spread from the late 19th century and surged from the 1970s to 2000s. Variants include Clare (English), Clair (sometimes masculine), Clara, Klara (German/Scandinavian/Slavic), Klára (Czech/Hungarian), Chiara (Italian), and the elaborations Clarissa and Clarisse. Its core sense consistently evokes clarity, brightness, and fame.

Claire has the following similar or variant Names

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Claire – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2025	#1	—	874
Germany	Girls	2025	#1	—	411
FJ	Girls	0	#9	1	583
BI		0	#10	3	425
TW		0	#11	101	4,523
KR	Girls	0	#14	2	572
BF	Girls	0	#16	2	315
MT	Girls	0	#17	216	3,773
BW		0	#19	1	960
MT		0	#22	22	1,767
HT	Girls	0	#23	1	950
BI	Girls	0	#28	6	726
BN		0	#31	2	2,297
LU		0	#33	34	2,830
NA		0	#33	1	2,537
TW	Girls	0	#33	476	8,139
ID		0	#38	2	2,238
CM		0	#43	13	2,592
BI	Boys	0	#44	1	917
MO		0	#47	6	2,706
Canada	Girls	2024	#55	397	2,795
CY		0	#56	5	1,632
CN		0	#61	25	3,857
CM	Girls	0	#64	1,457	11,671
PH		0	#66	31	5,607
United States	Girls	2024	#67	3,329	8,487
JP		0	#73	5	4,057
AL		0	#76	1	2,372
AO		0	#77	1	2,729
QA		0	#81	20	7,011
CY	Girls	0	#89	33	3,755
JM		0	#92	2	3,714
LU	Girls	0	#92	104	4,850
PH	Girls	0	#92	417	13,098
BN	Girls	0	#95	12	5,459
ID	Girls	0	#99	4	3,319
CN	Girls	0	#102	405	8,829
SD		0	#102	1	2,130
OM		0	#106	11	6,215
GE	Girls	0	#108	1	1,564
KW		0	#113	9	5,216
Switzerland	Girls	2024	#121	15	1,786
GR		0	#125	10	3,911
Belgium	Girls	2024	#132	54	424
MU		0	#133	5	3,613
AE		0	#134	44	10,220
RS	Girls	0	#136	2	1,651
BW	Girls	0	#137	12	4,216
EE	Girls	0	#142	1	1,888
CR		0	#143	16	5,526
BW	Boys	0	#154	1	4,685
SG	Girls	0	#154	727	18,916
SG		0	#165	108	11,010
Sweden	Girls	2022	#177	3	1,568
CZ		0	#180	7	3,154
HR		0	#180	2	2,081
MO	Girls	0	#180	72	7,056
ZA		0	#180	288	14,421
UY		0	#181	2	2,477
DK		0	#188	16	5,198
AR		0	#191	3	2,915
RU		0	#194	1	3,641
GR	Girls	0	#196	47	6,293
LT	Girls	0	#198	3	1,904
PS		0	#208	11	5,692
NA	Girls	0	#210	15	7,146
PL		0	#210	3	2,600
AO	Girls	0	#213	5	4,575
QA	Girls	0	#221	96	15,378
HU	Girls	0	#224	2	3,308
IR		0	#224	8	4,221
AL	Girls	0	#226	2	4,141
BG	Girls	0	#229	3	3,559
JP	Girls	0	#232	14	6,592
JM	Girls	0	#238	22	7,507
BD		0	#241	1	5,992
NL		0	#244	154	2,481
GH		0	#248	1	5,396
PT		0	#250	1	4,161
NG		0	#254	11	5,926
TW	Boys	0	#256	1	7,111
EC	Girls	0	#258	1	3,650
IL		0	#258	17	6,291
DK	Girls	0	#269	48	7,429
SA		0	#270	26	10,560
AE	Girls	0	#275	297	20,968
HK	Girls	0	#279	438	16,104
France	Boys	1968	#281	4	1,105
HK		0	#281	68	8,483
France	Girls	2021	#282	129	3,185
OM	Girls	0	#285	112	15,987
NL	Girls	0	#288	1,217	5,933
MY		0	#289	42	12,352
JM	Boys	0	#293	1	6,876
KW	Girls	0	#297	227	19,177
Canada	Boys	1995	#299	5	1,834
JO	Girls	0	#305	21	7,570
CZ	Girls	0	#306	36	5,378
MU	Girls	0	#318	34	8,539
PE		0	#325	5	6,350
CN	Boys	0	#330	2	9,639
GH	Girls	0	#330	8	6,973
SD	Girls	0	#351	8	7,678
BR		0	#359	2	5,969
PL	Girls	0	#360	5	5,096
MU	Boys	0	#365	5	8,477
PH	Boys	0	#371	13	11,440
EG		0	#375	26	6,387
Finland	Girls	0	#375	17	1,368
Spain		0	#387	66	2,326
Austria	Girls	0	#389	32	1,885
Germany		0	#396	42	2,542
ZA	Girls	0	#396	1,429	25,928
YE		0	#397	2	8,639
PT	Girls	0	#412	40	7,952
UY	Boys	0	#413	1	5,922
LB		0	#429	248	13,263
CL		0	#432	3	6,867
MX		0	#437	9	8,339
CR	Girls	0	#455	78	11,342
RU	Girls	0	#459	40	11,913
PS	Girls	0	#460	64	10,981
PA	Girls	0	#466	16	9,861
CM	Boys	0	#470	81	12,054
IR	Girls	0	#496	35	8,334
GT	Boys	0	#499	1	7,625
UY	Girls	0	#501	10	6,731
CO		0	#505	6	7,768
IL	Girls	0	#507	112	11,648
BH		0	#508	46	17,937
RU	Boys	0	#524	3	12,621
IQ	Girls	0	#525	1	11,303
GT	Girls	0	#538	4	7,500
HK	Boys	0	#551	7	12,905
LY		0	#558	2	12,703
IT		0	#564	152	4,183
NG	Girls	0	#570	226	15,093
AR	Girls	0	#588	12	8,289
BO	Girls	0	#592	20	9,488
SA	Girls	0	#601	347	25,931
BO	Boys	0	#621	2	9,244
IL	Boys	0	#625	1	10,983
Germany	Girls	0	#635	207	4,949
IN	Girls	0	#651	4	13,121
Spain	Girls	0	#679	322	5,561
SY		0	#688	41	11,684
Finland	Girls	2026	#691	48	3,895
CL	Boys	0	#700	1	13,390
MY	Girls	0	#703	300	24,821
SG	Boys	0	#733	7	17,960
QA	Boys	0	#742	2	18,093
KW	Boys	0	#754	16	18,755
TN		0	#777	53	13,765
CL	Girls	0	#808	44	14,098
EG	Girls	0	#822	138	14,742
IT	Girls	0	#831	756	9,415
PE	Girls	0	#870	74	14,861
DZ		0	#875	305	20,130
BR	Girls	0	#891	51	12,708
United States	Boys	2021	#906	5	7,214
OM	Boys	0	#913	6	17,948
EG	Boys	0	#924	2	15,035
PE	Boys	0	#925	2	14,506
CO	Boys	0	#981	1	15,656
NG	Boys	0	#996	6	16,906
CO	Girls	0	#1,004	75	16,140
MA		0	#1,020	109	20,986
MX	Boys	0	#1,032	2	16,355
IN	Boys	0	#1,039	1	16,750
MX	Girls	0	#1,106	78	17,781
AE	Boys	0	#1,137	7	22,615
ZA	Boys	0	#1,169	10	25,619
MY	Boys	0	#1,175	8	25,439
TR		0	#1,180	32	19,440
SA	Boys	0	#1,592	23	28,008

Claire is popular in 88 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

Wallonia, Belgium

Belgium

Switzerland

United States

Flanders, Belgium

New South Wales, Australia

Brussels, Belgium

Sweden

Germany

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

England & Wales, United Kingdom

New York City (Hispanic), United States

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