Claire Bloom
There are approximately 13 people named Claire Bloom living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Claire with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bloom. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
13
1 in 26,365,718
Named Claire
161K
Alive today
Named Bloom
28K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 161K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2016
Average age: 26
Estimated bearers: 28K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,483
Per 100K: 8.16
Top ancestry: White (93.0%)
First name trend
Claire: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Claire. The peak year was 2016 with 5,216 births. The average person named Claire today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bloom surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bloom, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 93.0%.
- White93.0%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Black or African American2.2%
- Two or more races1.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Claire has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0469% of the US population, based on 160,877 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Bloom appears at a rate of 8.16 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0082%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 13 people with the full name Claire Bloom. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Claire
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FAQ
Claire Bloom: questions and answers
How many people are named Claire Bloom?
We estimate approximately 13 people in the United States share the full name Claire Bloom. That works out to about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0469%) with the surname frequency (8.16 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Claire Bloom?
We classify Claire Bloom as "Very Rare". About 1 in 26,365,718 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Claire a male or female name?
Claire is predominantly female. Out of 210,623 total SSA registrations, 1.0% were male and 99.0% were female. See the full Claire profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.