Is Claira a boy or girl name?

Claira is a girl’s name. Of the 2,727 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Claira

Recorded 1927–2025 · United States

Claira was most popular in 2014, when 149 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,676 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,314, with 110 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,727 people named Claira.

Claira over time

Births per year. The dot marks Claira’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Claira a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Claira is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,727 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Claira

Where Claira is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org