Meaning of the nameClaro
- Male
- Latin origin
- Cla-ro
Claro is a male name of Latin origin, from the adjective clarus, meaning 'clear, bright'.
Meaning
“clear, bright”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Claro · Behind the Name: Clara
- People (2022)
- 889
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,963
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,183
- people
Claro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Claro, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (210 people).
50 women 839 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 Claro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Claro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 131 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 123 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 91 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 57 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 57 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 52 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 50 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Claro
The name comes from the Latin adjective clarus, 'clear, bright', according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which also cites the Portuguese adjective claro and a place name of Greek origin as origins of the name. Behind the Name records Clarus as the masculine form of Clara, with the meanings 'clear, bright, famous'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 889 people named Claro, with a median age of 62.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Claro · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Clara · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Claro
What does the name Claro mean?
Claro means “clear, bright”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Claro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 889 people with the first name Claro, which ranks it number 8,963 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Claro a boy's or a girl's name?
Claro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 50 women and 839 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Claro?
Claro is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Claro most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Claro (123 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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