Clare · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Clare, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	165
1881	218
1882	195
1883	196
1884	295
1885	203
1886	180
1887	212
1888	241
1889	191
1890	184
1891	183
1892	264
1893	141
1894	251
1895	201
1896	223
1897	205
1898	228
1899	159
1900	210
1901	196
1902	216
1903	218
1904	214
1905	230
1906	200
1907	173
1908	209
1909	210
1910	237
1911	201
1912	237
1913	181
1914	222
1915	174
1916	206
1917	175
1918	220
1919	206
1920	198
1921	195
1922	191
1923	199
1924	174
1925	209
1926	203
1927	202
1928	200
1929	186
1930	205
1931	220
1932	212
1933	197
1934	180
1935	159
1936	161
1937	158
1938	130
1939	142
1940	151
1941	134
1942	121
1943	152
1944	170
1945	166
1946	153
1947	151
1948	131
1949	143
1950	155
1951	142
1952	134
1953	172
1954	134
1955	163
1956	135
1957	143
1958	166
1959	155
1960	159
1961	165
1962	162
1963	148
1964	128
1965	102
1966	99
1967	90
1968	80
1969	68
1970	66
1971	45
1972	51
1973	75
1974	71
1975	75
1976	79
1977	75
1978	80
1979	81
1980	79
1981	86
1982	109
1983	102
1984	125
1985	121
1986	124
1987	143
1988	142
1989	151
1990	178
1991	172
1992	175
1993	181
1994	199
1995	221
1996	257
1997	256
1998	289
1999	286
2000	267
2001	255
2002	241
2003	228
2004	228
2005	223
2006	231
2007	246
2008	240
2009	220
2010	237
2011	235
2012	215
2013	215
2014	217
2015	218
2016	222
2017	182
2018	210
2019	205
2020	204
2021	201
2022	157
2023	162
2024	171
2025	176

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Maryland 3.0×
Massachusetts 2.5×
Virginia 2.2×
Pennsylvania 2.1×
Illinois 2.1×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 283
Rank in 2025: #924
How rare: 1 in 5,679 girls
Since 1880: 31,456

Most popular in 1884, at 295 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 19% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Maryland	3.0×	31
Massachusetts	2.5×	30
Virginia	2.2×	37
Pennsylvania	2.1×	50
Illinois	2.1×	47

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.