Why is Claire so much more popular in some states?

Girl Names
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I was looking up the information about the name [name]Claire[/name], and I was shocked at how much its popularity varies between states. For example, the SSA website reports that [name]Claire[/name] is ranked between 96th and 100th in [name]California[/name], [name]Texas[/name], and New [name]York[/name], but it’s ranked between 27th and 30th in [name]Washington[/name], [name]Utah[/name], and Iowa. The NameMapper is an extra year out of date, but it shows visually how much variation there is between states:

http://namemapper.babynamewizard.com/

My question is: why is [name]Claire[/name] so much more popular in some states than in others? Most other names don’t seem to be nearly as varied.

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That’s really interesting! Were other classic names ranked highly in that area? Perhaps those locations are more traditional than other places (?). I think it’s really interesting how certain names are more popular in some places than in others.

Take care! :slight_smile:

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At first I was wondering if that might be true, but looking at the map, it doesn’t look like other names vary as widely.

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So funny someone else noticed that. [name]Claire[/name] is in my top 3 of names and it is #100 in NY (where we live) and #60 in CT. I just figured that CT was more conservative which is why it was more popular. We are also thinking of [name]Katherine[/name] with the nn [name]Kate[/name] which I love but worry is too popular especially in the NE. My other fave is [name]Charlotte[/name] but that is really moving up the list too, coming in around 60 in NY/NJ and 39 in CT.

What other names are you thinking about?

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Right now: [name]Leah[/name], [name]Laura[/name], and [name]Sarah[/name]. But who knows what will happen in the next 10 days. :slight_smile:

I really like [name]Katherine[/name], too, but we can’t use it because it’s already taken by our niece.