Claire Danes
There are approximately 1 people named Claire Danes living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Claire with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Danes. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Claire
161K
Alive today
Named Danes
720
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 161K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2016
Average age: 26
Estimated bearers: 720
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #36,630
Per 100K: 0.21
Top ancestry: White (88.2%)
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 Danes surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Danes, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 88.2%.
- White88.2%
- Hispanic or Latino4.4%
- Black or African American3.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1%
- Two or more races0.8%
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 Danes appears at a rate of 0.21 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Claire Danes. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Claire
FAQ
Claire Danes: questions and answers
How many people are named Claire Danes?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Claire Danes. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0469%) with the surname frequency (0.21 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Claire Danes?
We classify Claire Danes as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 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.