Names Like Clare — Find Similar Baby Names
Clare is a 5-letter French girls' name meaning “Bright”. This page collects 122 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Cabe and Cace, French cousins like Abelia and Abella, rhyming names ending in -are like Are and Gare, and names sharing the “bright” concept like Adelbert and Aethelberht.
For the full Clare profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Clare page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Clare
24 baby names that differ from Clare by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabe | 2 | Variant Of Surname Cable - Ropemaker. | English | Male |
| Cace | 2 | Variant Of Casey Alert: Vigorous. | Irish | Male |
| Cade | 2 | English | Male | |
| Caldre | 2 | Cold Brook | English | Male |
| Cale | 2 | Bold | English | Male |
| Came | 2 | Joy | English | Female |
| Car | 2 | Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Cara | 2 | Friend | Celtic | Female |
| Caree | 2 | Abbreviation Of Carol And Caroline From The Masculine Charles Meani... | English | Female |
| Carel | 2 | Strong | French | Male |
| Carew | 2 | From The Fortress | Celtic | Male |
| Carey | 2 | The Dark One | Celtic | Female |
| Cari | 2 | Flows Like Water | Turkish | Female |
| Carl | 2 | A Man | English | Male |
| Caro | 2 | Feminine Variant Of Charles Meaning Manly | English | Female |
| Carr | 2 | Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Cary | 2 | From The Fortress | Celtic | Male |
| Case | 2 | Variant Of Casey Alert: Vigorous. | Irish | Male |
| Cate | 2 | Innocent | Anglo | Female |
| Ceara | 2 | Spear | Gaelic | Female |
| Ceard | 2 | Smith | Scottish | Male |
| Cearo | 2 | Sorrow | Anglo | Female |
| Ceire | 2 | Saint | Irish | Female |
| Cesare | 2 | Long-Haired | Greek | Male |
More French Names
24 baby names that share Clare’s French origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abelia | "Breath, Sigh." From Hebrew Feminine Form Of Abel. Variants Include Abelle An... | Female |
| Abella | Breath | Female |
| Acel | Adherent Of A Nobleman | Male |
| Aceline | "Noble, Highborn." Variant Asceline Exists. | Female |
| Adalene | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adalicia | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adalie | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adalyn | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Addie | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adela | Good Humor | Female |
| Adele | Good Humor: Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelia | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelina | Of The Nobility. Noble. Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adelisa | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelise | Forerunner Of Alice Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelle | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelynn | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adilene | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adorlee | Adored | Female |
| Adreanna | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female |
| Adriane | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female |
| Adrianna | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female |
| Adrianne | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female |
| Adrien | Variant Of Adrian. From Adria.: (Adriatic Sea Region.) | Male |
5-Letter C-Names Like Clare
24 names that share Clare's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Clare's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Clare
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Clare.
Names That Rhyme with Clare
14 baby names that share Clare's last 3 letters — -are. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are | Eagle | German | Male |
| Gare | Short | Scottish | Male |
| Hare | Rabbit | English | Male |
| Mare | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Ware | Wise | Anglo | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Irish | Male |
| Amare | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Is Good Looking." | African | Male |
| Cesare | Long-Haired | Greek | Male |
| Ettare | Lover Of Pelleas | Arthurian | Female |
| Kesare | Youthful | Spanish | Female |
| Delmare | Of The Sea | French | Female |
| Kildare | From County Kildare | Irish | Male |
| Andsware | Answer | Anglo | Female |
| Baldassare | Italian Form Of Balthasar (Protected By God) | Italian | Male |
Names That Start Like Clare
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Clare — Cla-. Good for parents who like Clare's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | Mortal | English | Male |
| Clach | Stone | Scottish | Male |
| Clady | Danish Form Of Claudia (Lame) | Danish | Female |
| Claec | Dark | English | Male |
| Claeg | Mortal | English | Male |
| Clair | Bright | French | Female |
| Clara | Bright | Romanian | Female |
| Clark | Cleric: Secretary. | English | Male |
| Claud | Lame. | English | Male |
| Claus | People's Victory | Greek | Male |
| Claire | Clear. Bright | French | Female |
| Clancy | Ruddy Warrior | Irish | Male |
| Clarke | Cleric: Secretary. | English | Male |
| Claude | Lame. | English | Male |
| Claefer | Clover | English | Female |
| Clareta | Brilliant | Spanish | Female |
| Clarice | Variant Of Claire Or Clarice. Bright: Shining And Gentle: Famous. | English | Female |
| Clarine | Mother Of Lancelot | Arthurian | Female |