Clara sits comfortably in the UK charts at #77 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#77
US Rank #63
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About the Name Clara
Clara is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #84. It has been building momentum steadily rather than spiking suddenly. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 10 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Clara is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Clara on the register.
It ranks similarly in the US at #63, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
⭐ Famous People Named Clara
Clara Galle — Clara Huete Sánchez, known professionally as Clara Galle, is a Spanish actress and model.
Clara Lima — Ana Clara Silva de Lima, better known as Clara Lima, is a Brazilian rapper, singer, composer, and actress.
Clara Knight (nanny) — Clara Cooper "Allah" Knight was an English child caregiver and the nanny of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) and Princess Elizabeth of York (later Queen Elizabeth II).
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Clara
Unlikely. With around 610 UK babies named Clara per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Clara in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Clara is at its highest recorded position — #77 in 2025, with 610 births. In 2020 it ranked #90.
Clara is more popular in the US (#78) than in the UK (#84). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Clara include: Clara Galle, Clara Lima and Clara McGregor. Short summaries for each appear below.
Clara ranks #78 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
610
UK babies named Clara (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.3
In a school of 600
↑ 13 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Clara
Almost certainly the only Clara in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Clara
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Clara Cooper "Allah" Knight was an English child caregiver and the nanny of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) and Princess Elizabeth of York (later Queen Elizabeth II).