Girls name
Clara
Clara is a girls' name given to 230,735 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1918 with 5,774 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 6th among girls names in Alaska in 1932.
Which states favor Clara
Clara by state
Top states by all-time births named Clara. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 15,316 | #89 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 13,537 | #70 (2025) |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 13,137 | #58 (2025) |
| 4 | Ohio | 11,032 | #41 (2025) |
| 5 | North Carolina | 10,729 | #67 (2025) |
| 6 | California | 10,477 | #116 (2025) |
| 7 | Illinois | 9,510 | #65 (2025) |
| 8 | Georgia | 9,241 | #59 (2025) |
| 9 | Alabama | 8,427 | #92 (2025) |
| 10 | Tennessee | 7,746 | #67 (2025) |
| 11 | Michigan | 7,354 | #50 (2025) |
| 12 | Virginia | 6,924 | #48 (2025) |
| 13 | Mississippi | 6,898 | #87 (2025) |
| 14 | Missouri | 6,401 | #36 (2025) |
| 15 | Kentucky | 6,371 | #58 (2025) |
| 16 | Indiana | 5,582 | #40 (2025) |
| 17 | Louisiana | 5,439 | #88 (2025) |
| 18 | South Carolina | 5,339 | #61 (2025) |
| 19 | Florida | 5,097 | #114 (2025) |
| 20 | Arkansas | 4,593 | #45 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).