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How popular is the name Clare?
Births per year, rank history and how many Clares are alive today.
Clare (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Claire in England and Wales, ranked 5927th in 2025 and given to 3 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1974, when around 3,000 babies were given the name, the 15th most popular that year. It has declined since 1974; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 50,000 babies have been named Clare in England and Wales since 1964. 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 Clare each year?
Includes all spellings: Clare, Claire. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Clare spelling rank?
Where does the Claire 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 Clare 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 Clare spelling itself peaked in 1974, with around 3,000 babies.
How many people are called Clare?
At least 210,000 people named Clare in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Clare?
Most living Clares are between 43 and 53; the most common age is about 51.
Is Clare becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1974 peak.