Clara vs Iris
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Clara
a vintage name making a comeback
- Rank today
- #63
- Peak
- #7 (1885)
- Babies in 2025
- 3,601
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- TX, CA, NY
VS
Iris
a fast riser climbing the charts
- Rank today
- #61
- Peak
- #61 (2025)
- Babies in 2025
- 3,729
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
The verdict
Iris is the more popular pick (#61 vs #63). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Iris is a fast riser climbing the charts, Clara is a vintage name making a comeback.
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