Claire Dodd
There are approximately 16 people named Claire Dodd living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Claire with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dodd. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
16
1 in 21,422,146
Named Claire
161K
Alive today
Named Dodd
34K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 161K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2016
Average age: 26
Top Census group: White (84.8%)
Estimated bearers: 34K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,175
Per 100K: 9.85
Top ancestry: White (80.2%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Claire
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Claire, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 84.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Claire described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Claire at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.8% · 139,027
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.4% · 8,859
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 6,410
- Two or more races3.5% · 5,799
- Black or African American2.1% · 3,473
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 381
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Dodd surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dodd, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 80.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Dodd described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Dodd at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.2% · 23,604
- Black or African American10.8% · 3,191
- Two or more races4.1% · 1,214
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 1,001
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 244
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 186
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Claire right now.
The surname Dodd appears at a rate of 9.85 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0098%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 16 people with the full name Claire Dodd. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Claire Dodd: questions and answers
How many people are named Claire Dodd?
We estimate approximately 16 people in the United States share the full name Claire Dodd. That works out to about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0469%) with the surname frequency (9.85 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Claire Dodd?
We classify Claire Dodd as "Very Rare". About 1 in 21,422,146 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Claire Dodd?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.