Chiara
Chiara is both a feminine Italian given name and a surname meaning bright. Notable people with the name include:
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Chiara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chiara is both a feminine Italian given name and a surname meaning bright. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Chiara
The earliest SSA record of Chiara as a baby girl name dates back to 1951, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 224 newborns named Chiara — #1,088 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Chiaras. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,088 among baby girl names with 224 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Chiaras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Chiara
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Chiara. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Chiara
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About the name Chiara
Chiara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Chiara's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,054. Use the chart and map above to compare Chiara's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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