Is Klara a boy or girl name?

Klara is a girl’s name. Of the 3,087 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Klara

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Klara was most popular in 2019, when 152 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,660 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,277, with 112 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,087 people named Klara.

Klara over time

Births per year. The dot marks Klara’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Klara a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Klara is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,087 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 Klara

Where Klara 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