UK girl's name
Claire-Louise
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2002. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Claire-Louise is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Claire-Louise popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2002 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4137, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 5 births.
This profile covers 16 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 1997 to 2002. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 41 living people in the UK are called Claire-Louise. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2003 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Claire-Louise ranked #4137 for girls in England and Wales in 2002, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 5 girls were registered as Claire-Louise.
- • Claire-Louise ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #611 in 1996.
- • About 41 living people in the UK are estimated to have Claire-Louise as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4137
2002
Births in 2002
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
5 births
Estimated living
41
2026
Popularity
Claire-Louise over time
The chart below shows babies named Claire-Louise registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2002. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Claire-Louise, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2002, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Claire-Louise by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Claire-Louise was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3700 | 7 | 2 |
| 1990s | #2982 | 9 | 2 |
Geography
Where Claire-Louise is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Claire-Louise. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Claire-Louise ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #611 in 1996.
Across the UK
Claire-Louise in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#611 in 1996
7 years of NRS records, 25 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Claire-Louise
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Claire-Louise Catterall
actor
British actress
1985-
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Claire-Louise Leyland
politician; art therapist
British politician
1973-
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Claire-Louise Bennett
novelist
English-Irish writer
Related
Names similar to Claire-Louise
- Chloe 111,265
- Charlotte 88,733
- Caitlin 28,931
- Courtney 23,162
- Chelsea 13,049
- Clara 9,435
- Connie 8,402
- Catherine 8,376
- Charlie 7,964
- Cerys 7,506
- Casey 7,018
- Cara 6,375
FAQ
Claire-Louise: questions and answers
How popular is the name Claire-Louise in the UK right now?
In 2002, Claire-Louise was ranked #4137 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Claire-Louise most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 5 babies registered as Claire-Louise in England and Wales.
How many people are called Claire-Louise in the UK?
A total of 16 babies have been registered as Claire-Louise across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 25 more in Scotland.
Where is Claire-Louise most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Claire-Louise ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #611 in 1996. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.