Claire

[Sophronia]

I never hear this on babies/children anymore. Is it too dated?

Yes. See also: Emma and Sarah.

They were done to death in the 70s and80s, and it's too soon for a revival. IMO.

I actually really like it

Emma and Sarah are classics-I wouldn’t think twice if I heard of babies called those names. Claire is a pretty name.

I think it's nice and so are Emma and Sarah
Vivien, Yvonne Tracy and Sharon are ones I would think were not due a revival yet!

I don't think they're horrible names, to be fair. I'd use them any day over McKenzie or Parker or some other trendy abomination.

They're just very, very dull.

Emma and Sarah are both in the top 100 girls names🤔

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I like Claire. Unusual now, but familiar.

Emma has really come back now, I’m not sure what you’re on about...

Who, me? Well, maybe they're dull because they never went away.

Seriously, how many girls & women in the UK are called Emma, Sarah or Claire?? A billion. Or so.

It’s a beautiful name. It was the name of a much-loved family member who died far too young. I love it.

I like Clare.

I think it's due a revival.

Emma never went away.

It's my daughter's middle name, so obviously I think it is really pretty. I also think that Sarah and Emma are lovely on little girls now - a refreshing change in a sra of Grace's and Ella's (which are lovely names but as overused as Sarah and Emma were in the 70's)

I don't know where the Emma and Sarah comment came from. They're both in the top 100.

I'm a Clare and I despise it. Ive never forgiven my parents for calling me such a dull name. I hate the fact that there's no friendly term for it eg my sister is Aimee so she can be Aim.
I also have no middle name.
Plus I was one of about 4 Clares/Claires in each class.
However all that said. I think itd be quite cool on a baby, now.

I know an 11 year old Claire. She’s beautiful and it’s lovely to have a change from the flood of Ella, Izzy, Molly, Chloe, Olivia, Amelia etc which are all lovely but consequently popular. I think it feels dated because everyone I know called Claire aside from the one child is late 30s, but it’s actually a pretty name. Clara is also nice as the posher relative to claire

I'm a Clare ( forever saying 'without the i and with the e' )
Out of all the friends I have of my generation I only know two other Clare/Claire's and the most common names amongst us are Emma, Louise and Sarah.
I work in a school and there are quite a few Emma and Sarah/Sara children.

I like Sarah too, maybe I like dull names

I like Claire. It's short, sweet and classic. Lovely alternative to Clara, which has become popular lately.

Yeah, it was popular in the 70s/80s - it just means it'll more unique now. There are names I like that people have said are "dated" or are names from the 80s and I still like them.

I know a couple of Canadian babies called it recently. Might be making a comeback there?

I’m a Claire and I hate it. So plain and boring and far too many different ways of spelling it!

I think it's a lovely name for a baby now - would be very unusual.

They did go away, though. Very few people have called their dds any of those names since about the mid-1990s.

Claire is lovely. Simple, pretty, lovely meaning. :) There is often a reason why names become popular.

I think it's pretty. I know dozens aged between about 27/28 and 45 but have only ever taught one (and she will now be about 19)

It will be refreshingly different.

Yes. It's dated. It's had its day IMO, along with Emma, Sarah etc.

I quite like it. I’ve got a few friends called Claire who go by the name Clairey. Sweet.

What do you think of Mary? I'm sure it's due a revival.