Over the past 110 years, 23 489 girls and 1 432 boys have been named Clare. The name Clare ranks 822th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Clare in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Clare came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.