Claira
Claira is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Meaning & Origin of Claira
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Claira is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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The Story of Claira
Claira first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1927, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 149 Clairas were born — ranking #1,492 that year. As of 2026, Claira ranks #1,884 for baby girls with 106 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 3K Clairas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Claira
Claira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Claira's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,492. Use the chart and map above to compare Claira'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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