girl's name
Klara
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,962
Ireland
#408
2025 births
Klara is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 112 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2019, when 152 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 29,602 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
Klara over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1910s | 49 |
| 1920s | 64 |
| 1930s | 24 |
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 30 |
| 1970s | 32 |
| 1980s | 109 |
| 1990s | 246 |
| 2000s | 647 |
| 2010s | 1,163 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 687 |
How popular is Klara?
In 2025, Klara was given to 112 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Klara is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Klara
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Klara also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Klara over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Klara
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Klara — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Klara
How popular is the name Klara?
In 2025, Klara was given to 112 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Klara a girl's or a boy's name?
Klara is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Klara most popular?
Klara peaked in 2019, when 152 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Klara a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Klara currently ranks #408 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.