Klara
- 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
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.
Notable people called Klara
- Clara Schumann — German pianist and composer
- Clara Barton — Founder 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.