Klara is a distinctive choice, ranked #558 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Klara in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#558
About the Name Klara
Klara has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 122 places in five years. It was most popular in 2019 at #345 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Klara is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Klara
Unlikely. With around 70 UK babies named Klara per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Klara in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Klara has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 122 places in the last five years. Its peak was #345 in 2019. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Klara is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Klara include: Klara Holm — Klara Maria Susanne Holm is a Swedish professional basketball player for Uni Girona.; Klara Bühl — Klara Gabriele Bühl is a German professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national...; Klara Miuller — Klara Miuller is a Lithuanian ice hockey player, captain of Lithuania's national ice hockey women's team..
Klara does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Klaras in the wild.
70
UK babies named Klara (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 122 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Klara
Likely around 1 other Klara in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Klara
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Klara Gabriele Bühl is a German professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. She is widely recognised as one of the best wingers in Europe.
The Church of Saint Clare or Klara Church (Swedish: Klara kyrka) is a church in central Stockholm. A church has been at the site since the 1280s; the current buildings date from the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries.