girl's name
Maryclaire
- Gender Girl
- Letters 10
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 634
Maryclaire is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 24 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1922.
Maryclaire over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 42 |
| 1980s | 50 |
| 1990s | 121 |
| 2000s | 173 |
| 2010s | 128 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 84 |
How popular is Maryclaire?
In 2025, Maryclaire was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Maryclaire 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.
How Maryclaire is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mary-Claire | Mary-Claire is Maryclaire written with a hyphen, used in France, where it ranks #1,183. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Maryclaire
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maryclaire also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maryclaire over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maryclaire
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maryclaire — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maryclaire
How popular is the name Maryclaire?
In 2025, Maryclaire was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maryclaire a girl's or a boy's name?
Maryclaire is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maryclaire most popular?
Maryclaire peaked in 2008, when 24 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Maryclaire a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maryclaire currently ranks #7,169 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.