Female name
Clara
10,045 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2017. Expression number: 8.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet of Clare and Claire.From Wiktionary, entry “Clara”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2017: 614 births. 10,045 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 77th among girls' names in 2025. It is still given: 2,803 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1918: 5,800 births. 301,540 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1890s to the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 7th among girls' names in 1885. It is still given: 14,581 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2013: 103 births. 2,712 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 60th among girls' names in 2020. It really came into use around 1975. It is still given: 392 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 100,990 | 1900–2025 | 3rd in 2005 |
| Argentina | 19,040 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Quebec | 6,382 | 1980–2025 | 7th in 2024 |
| Switzerland | 4,837* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Austria | 4,754 | 1984–2025 | 40th in 2019 |
| Berlin | 1,878 | 2012–2023 | 17th in 2015 |
| Belgium | 993 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
3 + 3 + 1 + 9 + 1 = 17 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
1 + 1 = 2
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
3 + 3 + 9 = 15 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.