What does Claire mean?

Claire means "clear, bright, famous"

How do we pronounce Claire?

Claire \clai-re, cl-a-ire\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Claire is pronounced as KL-ER 1.

1 Pronunciation for Claire: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"

What is the origin of Claire?

Claire is used predominantly in the English and French languages. Its origin is Latin. Claire is a variation of the name Clare name popularity (English). Forms of Claire include the variant spellings Clair name popularity (English) and Clare name (English). See also the related forms, short names for Sinclair (English) and Sinclair meaning. Claire is popular as a baby girl name, and it considered trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1970s. Its usage peaked recently in 2010 with 0.252% of baby girls being given the name Claire. It was #53 in rank then. Among all girl names in its family, Claire was the most popular in 2010. Claire was used 12 times more than the subsequent ranked name, Clare definition, in that year. The name Claire has primarily been a girl name, though it has also been given to boys in the last century. In 1936, 26 times as many girls than boys were given the name Claire.

A famous person named Claire is Claire Danes, Actress, born 12 April 1979, New York, New York.

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The baby name Claire fun facts:

The name Claire in reverse order is "Erialc".

The numerological value of the name Claire is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Claire?

Claire is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.28%
20130.27%
20120.28%
20110.28%
20100.28%
20090.26%
20080.24%
20070.24%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames