Clair comes from the Latin tradition, meaning Clear, bright.
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How popular is Clair?
1923peak year
Clair reached its widest reach during the Roaring Twenties. In 1923, 356 babies received the name (ranked #295). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #12478), with about 32 babies given the name annually. Clair has been declining in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 16,322 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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