The first name Claira
A girl’s name from Latin.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
A female given name from Latin, a rare nonstandard spelling of Clara.
A form of Clara.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Claira last appeared in the official list in 2012, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 6 births (#2,350).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Claira with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Claira at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 110 girls born in the United States were named Claira, the 1,820th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 149 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Claira?
- Claira comes from Latin.
- How popular is the name Claira?
- In 2012, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Claira, ranking 5,876th. Its peak was 1996, with 6 births.
- Is Claira a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,727 US babies named Claira since 1880 were girls.
- When was Claira most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 149 babies were named Claira, its highest rank at 1,494th.
- What name is Claira a form of?
- Claira is a form of Clara.