Recorded 1927–1940 Girls' name Peak 1927 21 births

Clata — girls' name

21 babies named Clata in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s81930s71940s6
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Clata was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

8 babies were named Clata in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clata

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Clata between 1927 and 1940, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clata currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clata performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clata shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clata in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clata in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Clata at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

21

Since 1927

14 years of records

Peak year

1927

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1927

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1940

Clata popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1927

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1927)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 194019361927 8

Clata by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
8 births that decade — 38% of Clata's all-time total
1920s81930s71940s6

Clata by state

Where Clata concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clata
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
6 28.6%
Tennessee share of Clata's total US births 28.6%

6 of 21 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clata?
21 babies have been named Clata since 1927. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1927 with 8 births.
When was Clata most popular?
Clata was most popular in the 1920s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Clata most popular?
The top states for the name Clata are Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Clata been used?
Clata has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 14 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Clata?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clara, Claire, Claudia, Clarissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1927–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.