Over the past 110 years, 1 432 boys and 23 489 girls have been named Clare. The name Clare ranks 2181th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Clare in 1911. The peak of popularity of the name Clare came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.