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Klara

Girl

Meaning of Klara: Latin: 'clear' or 'bright'

Klara is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1754th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 558th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1754

112 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#558

70 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,087

First recorded 1884 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 13 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 18 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 24 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 24 babies1995: 25 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 22 babies1998: 36 babies1999: 35 babies2000: 44 babies20002001: 47 babies2002: 54 babies2003: 59 babies2004: 63 babies2005: 69 babies2006: 67 babies2007: 80 babies2008: 88 babies2009: 76 babies2010: 96 babies20102011: 104 babies2012: 101 babies2013: 115 babies2014: 112 babies2015: 113 babies2016: 127 babies2017: 113 babies2018: 130 babies2019: 152 babies2020: 114 babies20202021: 106 babies2022: 136 babies2023: 110 babies2024: 109 babies2025: 112 babies
US babies named Klara per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 152.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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