Girl's name
Chiara
Say it KYAH-rah
Italian origin bright
2 syllables
Where Chiara is loved, common and rare
Common across Italy and Switzerland. Rare in five German cities, Austria, Catalonia and ten more places.
1 in 3,725 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
Italy 18thSwitzerland 27thMunich 111th
LovedCommonRare
Every place
In 19 of the 40 official lists, among them Italy (18th), Switzerland (27th) and Munich (111th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 18th 2024 | 1,596 | 1 in 112 |
| Switzerland | 27th 2025 | 157 | 1 in 217 |
| Munich city | 111th 2025 | 11 | about 1 in 381 |
| Austria | 120th 2025 | 54 | 1 in 662 |
| Cologne city | 137th 2023 | 9 | about 1 in 683 |
| Catalonia region | 173rd 2025 | 24 | 1 in 803 |
| France | 176th 2025 | 315 | 1 in 910 |
| Berlin city | 257th 2023 | 12 | about 1 in 1,209 |
| Quebec province | 312th 2025 | 17 | about 1 in 1,530 |
| British Columbia province | 321st 2023 | 10 | about 1 in 1,196 |
| Ontario province | 327th 2024 | 39 | about 1 in 1,397 |
| Sweden | 386th 2025 | 18 | about 1 in 2,232 |
| The Netherlands | 440th 2025 | 29 | about 1 in 2,104 |
| Poland | 498th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 29,947 |
| England and Wales | 580th 2025 | 68 | 1 in 3,725 |
| Ireland | 608th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 4,225 |
| Scotland | 780th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 5,964 |
| Leipzig city | 212th 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 1,312 |
| Bonn city | 249th 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 1,508 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Rostock, Norway, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Chiara is the Italian word for 'bright', used as a name. It is the Italian form of Clara and Claire, and Saint Clare of Assisi was Chiara in her own language.
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Two syllables, said KYAH-rah, with the Italian ch sounding like a k. Clara, Claire, Ciara and Kiara are related names, and Klara is the central European form.
Italy is where it is most loved, as a top-20 name, and it is also popular in Switzerland and Austria. English-speaking countries use it less, with modest numbers in Quebec, British Columbia and Ontario. French records put its peak around 2006, and it is rising in more regions than it is falling, so it is a well-established name that is still growing outside Italy.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- KYAH-rah, 2 syllables
- Meaning
bright
- Origin
- Italian
Over time
Over five years: rising in 8 of 17 regions, falling in 1.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 768 | 797 | 657 | 881 | 749 | 654 | 606 | 528 | 767 | 580 |
| Scotland | 585 | 409 | 502 | 447 | 471 | 558 | 760 | 439 | 431 | 780 |
| Ireland | 579 | 517 | 458 | 856 | 556 | 608 | ||||
| Ontario | 457 | 490 | 368 | 438 | 380 | 306 | 359 | 401 | 327 | |
| British Columbia | 370 | 666 | 486 | 321 | ||||||
| Quebec | 651 | 475 | 503 | 289 | 534 | 459 | 384 | 376 | 312 | |
| France | 205 | 239 | 230 | 214 | 202 | 211 | 186 | 186 | 176 | 176 |
| The Netherlands | 543 | 487 | 583 | 471 | 482 | 602 | 421 | 548 | 440 | |
| Austria | 92 | 99 | 111 | 115 | 93 | 94 | 100 | 94 | 99 | 120 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 27 |
| Berlin | 283 | 235 | 231 | 255 | 278 | 213 | 219 | 257 | ||
| Munich | 121 | 87 | 96 | 136 | 111 | 109 | 57 | 84 | 89 | 111 |
| Cologne | 155 | 143 | 157 | 120 | 94 | 170 | 252 | 137 | ||
| Bonn | 174 | 83 | 168 | 158 | 357 | 110 | 139 | 236 | 168 | 249 |
| Leipzig | 253 | 411 | 263 | 378 | 265 | 262 | 186 | 357 | 212 | |
| Rostock | 143 | 197 | 174 | 158 | ||||||
| Sweden | 727 | 925 | 529 | 527 | 386 | |||||
| Catalonia | 334 | 224 | 246 | 263 | 222 | 248 | 160 | 182 | 280 | 173 |
| Italy | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | |
| Poland | 377 | 383 | 402 | 419 | 601 | 388 | 419 | 360 | 415 | 498 |
| Slovenia | 202 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 580 | 68 | 26.8 |
| 2024 | 767 | 49 | 19.0 |
| 2023 | 528 | 74 | 28.8 |
| 2022 | 606 | 63 | 23.9 |
| 2021 | 654 | 59 | 21.5 |
| 2020 | 749 | 49 | 18.3 |
| 2019 | 881 | 41 | 14.6 |
| 2018 | 657 | 61 | 21.2 |
| 2017 | 797 | 49 | 16.4 |
| 2016 | 768 | 51 | 16.6 |
| 2015 | 708 | 56 | 18.2 |
| 2014 | 814 | 47 | 15.3 |
| 2013 | 959 | 38 | 12.3 |
| 2012 | 874 | 43 | 13.4 |
| 2011 | 789 | 47 | 14.6 |
| 2010 | 593 | 66 | 20.6 |
| 2009 | 726 | 50 | 16.0 |
| 2008 | 639 | 58 | 18.4 |
| 2007 | 578 | 62 | 20.3 |
| 2006 | 558 | 63 | 21.1 |
| 2005 | 509 | 68 | 23.6 |
| 2004 | 519 | 63 | 22.0 |
| 2003 | 523 | 60 | 21.5 |
| 2002 | 480 | 63 | 23.6 |
| 2001 | 519 | 55 | 20.5 |
| 2000 | 545 | 50 | 18.3 |
| 1999 | 594 | 44 | 15.6 |
| 1998 | 501 | 55 | 19.0 |
| 1997 | 478 | 59 | 20.1 |
| 1996 | 736 | 31 | 10.5 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Chiara in France since 1925 were born in or after 2010. First recorded in 1961. Her peak year there: 2006, at 154.6 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Chiara per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2006 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Chiara
1 in 1,583 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Chiara.
1 in 1,789 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Chiara.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
1 in 5,066 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Chiara.
1 in 960 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Chiara.
1 in 471 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Chiara.
1 in 1,278 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Chiara.
1 in 1,415 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Chiara.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Maryam.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Chiara.
1 in 1,064 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Chiara.
Middle names for Chiara
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Chiara Grace
2-1 beats · initials CG
Changes the beat after Chiara: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Chiara Olivia
2-4 beats · initials CO · Chiara slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Chiara: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Chiara slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Chiara Sophia
2-3 beats · initials CS
Changes the beat after Chiara: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Chiara Maria
2-3 beats · initials CM
Changes the beat after Chiara: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Chiara Rose
2-1 beats · initials CR
Changes the beat after Chiara: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Chiara Emily
2-3 beats · initials CE · Chiara slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Chiara: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Chiara slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Chiara Julia
2-3 beats · initials CJ
Changes the beat after Chiara: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Chiara Miriam
2-3 beats · initials CM
Changes the beat after Chiara: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Chiara
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 1,583 in England and Wales
95% alike: moves with Chiara across countries and decades.
1 in 5,066 in England and Wales
95% alike: moves with Chiara across countries and decades.
1 in 2,556 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Chiara across countries and decades.
1 in 1,625 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Chiara across countries and decades.
1 in 919 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Chiara across countries and decades.
1 in 2,638 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Chiara across countries and decades.
1 in 1,625 in Ireland
92% alike: moves with Chiara across countries and decades.
1 in 1,415 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Chiara across countries and decades.
Famous people named Chiara
Chiara Mastroianni, Chiara Siracusa, Chiara Ferragni, Chiara Appendino, Chiara Badano, Chiara Consonni, Chiara Cainero and Chiara Aurelia.
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French actress (born 1972)
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Maltese singer born 1976
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Italian fashion blogger and influencer (1987-)
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Italian politician (1984)
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Italian Blessed 1971 to 1990
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Italian racing cyclist born 1999
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Italian gold medalist shooter born 1978
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American actress born 2002
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Chiara
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Chiara?
Her best rank is No. 18 in Italy in 2024, about 1 in 112 girls. She is in the published lists of 19 of our 40 regions.
What does Chiara mean?
Wiktionary glosses Chiara as "bright".
How do you pronounce Chiara?
KYAH-rah, with 2 syllables.
Is Chiara getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 8 of 17 regions, falling in 1.
Which sister names go with Chiara?
The deck's top five sisters for Chiara: Alessia, Lorena, Bianca, Giulia and Lia. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.