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How popular is the name Clair?
Births per year, rank history and how many Clairs are alive today.
Clair (female), a spelling of Claire, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2002 (ranked 3409th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1974, when around 240 babies were given the name, the 94th most popular that year. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Across all spellings of the name, the Claire you are most likely to meet is around 51 years old. Half of all Claires born in England and Wales are between 43 and 53, and there are at least 210,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 49% chance that at least one of them will be called Claire.
How many babies are named Clair each year?
Includes all spellings: Clair, Claire, Clare. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Clair spelling rank?
Where does the Claire spelling rank?
Where does the Clare spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Clair most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Claire, peaked in 1974, when around 12,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Clair spelling itself peaked in 1974, with around 240 babies.
How many people are called Clair?
At least 210,000 people named Clair in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Clair?
Most living Clairs are between 43 and 53; the most common age is about 51.
Is Clair becoming more or less popular?
Broadly steady in recent years.