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Chiara

Girl

Meaning of Chiara: Italian: 'clear, bright'

Chiara is a girl's name most strongly associated with Italian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1035th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 767th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1035

228 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#767

49 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,927

First recorded 1951 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 35 babies1982: 38 babies1983: 33 babies1984: 44 babies1985: 44 babies1986: 47 babies1987: 49 babies1988: 55 babies1989: 50 babies1990: 62 babies19901991: 53 babies1992: 72 babies1993: 59 babies1994: 74 babies1995: 105 babies1996: 98 babies1997: 100 babies1998: 93 babies1999: 122 babies2000: 120 babies20002001: 139 babies2002: 203 babies2003: 186 babies2004: 202 babies2005: 183 babies2006: 173 babies2007: 177 babies2008: 155 babies2009: 183 babies2010: 145 babies20102011: 134 babies2012: 111 babies2013: 143 babies2014: 131 babies2015: 111 babies2016: 134 babies2017: 137 babies2018: 161 babies2019: 152 babies2020: 166 babies20202021: 206 babies2022: 182 babies2023: 202 babies2024: 219 babies2025: 228 babies
US babies named Chiara per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 228.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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