Clare

Latin

"bright, clear"

Clare Origin and Meaning

The name Clare is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "bright, clear".

This is the original, more prosaic spelling, but the airier Claire now dominates.

If you're seeking a literary connection, look no further than Nella Larsen's 1929 novel Passing, which stars Clare Kendry as one of the two protagonists.

Clare Rank in US Top 1000

# 991 in the US

Clare Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1144 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Clare

• 991 US 2023
• 1144 Nameberry 2025
• 14 Unique 2022
• 959 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Clare

• Saint Clare of Assisi (born Chiara Offreduccio) Italian patron of television and eye diseases
• Saint Clare of Montefalco Italian nun
• Clare Maree Bowen Australian actress
• Clare Grant stage name of Clare Camille Johnson, American actress & producer
• (Ann) Clare Boothe Luce American ambassador and playwright
• Clare Torry English singer
• Clare Victoria Balding English television presenter, journalist and retired amateur jockey
• Clare Burson American singer,songwriter
• Clare Potter American fashion designer
• Clare Preuss Canadian actress
• Clare Eames American actress
• Clare Rita Mary Maguire English singer
• Clare Short British MP
• Clare Venema Australian model
• Clare Asquith English countess, scholar, and playwright
• Clara Ellaline Hope Leighton English/American artist
• Clare Buckfield English actress; twin sister Julie Buckfield
• Clare Milne daughter of Christopher Robin Milne
• Clare Elizabeth Kramer American actress
• Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne Australian soccer player
• Cassandra Clare pen,name of Judith Remelt, American novelist
• John Clare English poet.

The name Clare in Pop Culture

• Clare Abshire in "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger
• Clare Diana Edwards Degrassi character
• Clare Arnold character from "90210"
• Clare the main protagonist of the manga series "Claymore"
• St Clare's name of the school in the book by Enid Blyton
• Clare Fitzgerald in "The Ghost in the Glass House" by Carey Wallace
• County Clare a county in the Republic of Ireland