Meaning of the nameClara
- Female
- Latin origin
- Cla-ra
Clara is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Clarus, a name meaning 'clear, bright, illustrious'.
- People (2022)
- 126,362
- Rank in Brazil
- #257
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 82,936
- people
Clara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Clara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (43,177 people).
125,690 women 672 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Clara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Clara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.093%
- Distrito Federal 0.089%
- Amazonas 0.085%
- Roraima 0.075%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.075%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 25,292 | 0.057% |
| Minas Gerais | 14,406 | 0.070% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 11,994 | 0.075% |
| Bahia | 8,846 | 0.063% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 6,737 | 0.062% |
| Paraná | 6,143 | 0.054% |
| Pará | 5,486 | 0.068% |
| Pernambuco | 5,229 | 0.058% |
| Ceará | 4,973 | 0.057% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,697 | 0.062% |
| Maranhão | 3,898 | 0.058% |
| Goiás | 3,565 | 0.051% |
| Amazonas | 3,330 | 0.085% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,518 | 0.089% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,393 | 0.073% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,202 | 0.057% |
| Alagoas | 2,161 | 0.069% |
| Sergipe | 2,044 | 0.093% |
| Paraíba | 1,981 | 0.050% |
| Piauí | 1,883 | 0.058% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,781 | 0.065% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,776 | 0.049% |
| Tocantins | 746 | 0.049% |
| Rondônia | 745 | 0.047% |
| Acre | 552 | 0.067% |
| Amapá | 508 | 0.069% |
| Roraima | 476 | 0.075% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Clara
Behind the Name presents Clara as the feminine form of the Latin name Clarus, with the meaning 'clear, bright, illustrious', and links the spread of the name to devotion to Saint Clare of Assisi. The name coincides with the feminine of the Portuguese adjective *claro*, 'clear', which Priberam derives from Latin clarus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 126,362 people named Clara, with a median age of 13. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Clara · behindthename.com · meaning
- Priberam: claro · dicionario.priberam.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Clara · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Clara
What does the name Clara mean?
Clara means “clear, bright, illustrious”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Clara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 126,362 people with the first name Clara, which ranks it number 257 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Clara a boy's or a girl's name?
Clara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 125,690 women and 672 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Clara?
Clara is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Clara most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.093% of the state's population is named Clara (2,044 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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