How rare is the name Klara?

3,916 people in the United States have the first name Klara, about 1 in 77,128. It ranks #4,668 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

KLARA

#4,668

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
3,916
About
1 in 77,128
This common or more
84.4%
Who bears it

Of the 3,916 people named Klara, 87.4% reported their origin as White, 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% as two or more races. Virtually all are female (99.9%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Klara peaked in 2019, when 152 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
18842025
Peak year
2019
Births that year
152
In 2025*
112 ▼26%
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 3,087 babies have been given the name since 1884. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Klara by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1880s, when it ranked #3,121. The largest share of babies named Klara, 50.2%, were born in 2013 or later.

1880s#3,1215
1910s#5,90549
1920s#6,77764
1930s#8,37524
1940s#9,29820
1950s#12,55611
1960s#10,83930
1970s#14,41332
1980s#9,494109
1990s#6,985246
2000s#4,512647
2010s#3,2181,163
2020s#3,248687
Before 19010.2%
Greatest Generation 1901–273.4%
Silent Generation 1928–451%
Baby boom 1946–641.4%
Generation X 1965–801.9%
Millennials 1981–968.3%
Generation Z 1997–1233.7%
2013 and later50.2%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Klara is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Klara has been most common in Illinois (3×), Washington (2.7×), and California (2.1×), and least common in Ohio (0.78×).

1,172 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Klara

#4,666 Walt · 3,920#4,667 Bethann · 3,919#4,669 Trevin · 3,913#4,670 Akash · 3,912

Spelled almost the same

One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Klara, most common first.

#39,013 Klare · 195

Also a last name

As a last name, Klara ranks #151,639 of 156,621, with 107 people. See Klara as a last name

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