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Klara

Female#157 most common in Croatia6,576 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Bright, clear
Origin:
Latin

About the name Klara

From Latin 'clarus' ('bright, clear'). St. Clare of Assisi, follower of St. Francis, made the name a lasting Christian favourite.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
August 11 (sv. Klara)

Popularity with newborns

  • Girls · 2025 · 190 births · #15 that year
Position on the annual list
Klara — Position on the annual list#11#13#14#16#17#19201720182019202020212022202320242025

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

6,576 people in Croatia are called Klara, according to the 2021 census. That is #157 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Klara is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

ClassicSaint's nameReligiousInternationalModerately common

Notable people called Klara

  • Clara SchumannGerman pianist and composer
  • Clara BartonFounder of the American Red Cross

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.