Claire
Claire is a female given name: 99% of people named Claire are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Ireland, France
- US births since 1880
- 2,193 male / 182,353 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Claire
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Claire," in English, "Guten Tag Claire," in German. Claire is a female given name: about 99% of people named Claire are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Claire,
German
Guten Tag Claire,
French
Bonjour Claire,
Spanish
Estimado/a Claire:
Chinese
Claire您好：
Japanese
Claire様
English
Hi Claire,
German
Hi Claire,
French
Salut Claire,
Spanish
Hola Claire,
Chinese
Claire你好：
Japanese
Claireさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| Ireland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| France | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
2,193 male · 182,353 female · 184,546 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Claire a male or female name?
Claire is a female given name: 99% of people named Claire are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Claire in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Claire," in English, "Guten Tag Claire," in German. Claire is a female given name: about 99% of people named Claire are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Claire a unisex name?
Claire is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Claire are men. Claire leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Claire a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/claire (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_claire,
title = {Is Claire a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/claire},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}