Chiara
Meaning
clear, bright, famous
Say it: KYAH-rah (the ch is hard, like K)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Chiara peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
2,170 people · the #4,842 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 90,909 · median age 13
Among people named Chiara living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 363 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Chiara
Most people given the name Chiara in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Chiara deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Chiara truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Chiara fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Chiara travels
Italian · clear, bright, famous (Italian form of Clare)
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