Girls name
Clare
Clare is a girls' name given to 24,953 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1998 with 489 births. It has appeared in 45 states, and reached its highest rank of 85th among girls names in Vermont in 2011.
Which states favor Clare
Clare by state
Top states by all-time births named Clare. 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 | New York | 3,871 | #662 (2025) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 2,738 | #773 (2025) |
| 3 | California | 2,198 | #1596 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 2,032 | #602 (2025) |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 1,662 | — |
| 6 | New Jersey | 1,492 | — |
| 7 | Ohio | 1,399 | — |
| 8 | Michigan | 1,134 | — |
| 9 | Texas | 994 | — |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 819 | — |
| 11 | Minnesota | 797 | — |
| 12 | Maryland | 560 | — |
| 13 | Missouri | 548 | — |
| 14 | Virginia | 533 | — |
| 15 | Connecticut | 482 | — |
| 16 | Indiana | 446 | — |
| 17 | Florida | 410 | — |
| 18 | Washington | 374 | — |
| 19 | Louisiana | 352 | — |
| 20 | North Carolina | 262 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).