Clair Name Popularity

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How popular is Clair?

In 2018 less than 5 children were given the name in the United States.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Clair has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #288 was reached in 1913.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1923 with 356 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Clair in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Clair occurred roughly during the years 1883-1888, and 1908-1915, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1963-1968.

Sometimes the name Clair has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

How popular will Clair be?

For a number of years, the name Clair has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Clair has remained about the same.

The name Clair is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Clair has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Clair (Girl)		Clair (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		33	4,233	< 5	--
2017		29	4,711	< 5	--
2016		31	4,544	5	12,531
2015		48	3,352	< 5	--
2014		57	2,971	< 5	--
2013		45	3,478	< 5	--
2012		56	3,010	< 5	--
2011		51	3,232	5	12,617
2010		43	3,630	< 5	--
2009		56	3,053	< 5	--
2008		64	2,806	< 5	--
2007		62	2,894	< 5	--
2006		47	3,417	< 5	--
2005		48	3,219	< 5	--
2004		41	3,576	< 5	--
2003		49	3,050	< 5	--
2002		53	2,826	5	10,957
2001		46	3,057	7	8,463
2000		50	2,868	< 5	--
1999		49	2,791	< 5	--
1998		48	2,767	< 5	--
1997		56	2,364	6	8,311
1996		57	2,322	10	5,602
1995		61	2,193	7	7,118
1994		50	2,508	< 5	--
1993		40	2,944	5	8,945
1992		59	2,246	7	6,784
1991		66	2,061	< 5	--
1990		49	2,465	7	6,524
1989		49	2,378	< 5	--
1988		65	1,895	11	4,211
1987		42	2,444	< 5	--
1986		54	2,006	18	2,796
1985		55	1,975	11	3,842
1984		41	2,346	10	3,971
1983		32	2,728	18	2,595
1982		41	2,378	8	4,666
1981		31	2,862	12	3,451
1980		22	3,632	22	2,289
1979		24	3,357	14	3,035
1978		28	2,876	16	2,689
1977		22	3,396	13	3,073
1976		26	2,876	19	2,349
1975		28	2,694	14	2,781
1974		20	3,332	24	1,895
1973		16	3,809	23	1,882
1972		12	4,569	28	1,654
1971		11	4,860	22	1,926
1970		18	3,456	27	1,662
1969		18	3,221	31	1,441
1968		14	3,638	26	1,550
1967		28	2,280	33	1,317
1966		22	2,600	41	1,168
1965		15	3,283	57	975
1964		26	2,420	52	1,045
1963		30	2,177	69	900
1962		34	1,997	63	960
1961		43	1,746	75	881
1960		33	1,988	67	923
1959		42	1,701	72	903
1958		40	1,703	84	821
1957		23	2,357	80	842
1956		29	2,007	115	690
1955		36	1,742	99	732
1954		41	1,588	105	709
1953		42	1,507	126	636
1952		40	1,527	131	618
1951		39	1,508	136	596
1950		44	1,379	113	659
1949		33	1,636	116	636
1948		37	1,522	148	549
1947		37	1,548	158	536
1946		35	1,482	143	537
1945		29	1,519	132	521
1944		44	1,189	159	479
1943		21	1,909	165	480
1942		26	1,636	180	462
1941		29	1,448	165	461
1940		30	1,377	175	439
1939		23	1,594	208	391
1938		24	1,555	177	429
1937		31	1,306	198	392
1936		19	1,747	227	359
1935		22	1,614	217	366
1934		30	1,320	238	356
1933		27	1,407	248	338
1932		32	1,298	238	362
1931		31	1,315	254	344
1930		51	1,033	314	313
1929		34	1,290	285	328
1928		48	1,085	286	332
1927		38	1,281	287	338
1926		35	1,331	338	308
1925		34	1,383	310	326
1924		22	1,884	327	320
1923		49	1,089	356	295
1922		34	1,373	320	322
1921		36	1,306	321	330
1920		40	1,212	339	311
1919		29	1,454	339	292
1918		41	1,166	325	310
1917		32	1,283	314	297
1916		33	1,250	301	297
1915		26	1,410	297	291
1914		33	1,037	204	319
1913		12	1,793	191	288
1912		17	1,312	136	317
1911		15	1,179	70	323
1910		8	1,800	35	464
1909		9	1,495	39	388
1908		8	1,565	53	301
1907		11	1,217	50	301
1906		7	1,581	40	324
1905		13	1,067	43	306
1904		9	1,272	42	300
1903		9	1,225	33	331
1902		8	1,341	37	322
1901		7	1,366	21	408
1900		11	1,179	39	350
1899		15	845	30	324
1898		7	1,394	37	316
1897		6	1,411	27	361
1896		10	1,058	33	329
1895		7	1,326	31	331
1894		< 5	--	32	308
1893		< 5	--	25	360
1892		5	1,490	28	358
1891		7	1,115	32	292
1890		< 5	--	20	407
1889		5	1,319	20	406
1888		< 5	--	26	361
1887		< 5	--	12	522
1886		< 5	--	20	397
1885		< 5	--	14	503
1884		< 5	--	13	527
1883		< 5	--	15	462
1882		< 5	--	15	471
1881		< 5	--	9	607
1880		5	849	12	536

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.