Recorded 1915–1943 Girls' name Peak 1937 59 births

Clo — girls' name

59 babies named Clo in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111930s331940s15
1930s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Clo was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

9 babies were named Clo in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clo

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Clo between 1915 and 1943, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clo performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clo 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 59 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.

Clo at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

59

Since 1915

29 years of records

Peak year

1937

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1915

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1943

Clo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1915

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1937)
9
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Clo by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
33 births that decade — 56% of Clo's all-time total
1910s111930s331940s15

Clo by state

Where Clo concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 8.5%
Texas share of Clo's total US births 8.5%

5 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clo?
59 babies have been named Clo since 1915. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1937 with 9 births.
When was Clo most popular?
Clo was most popular in the 1930s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
Where is Clo most popular?
The top states for the name Clo are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Clo been used?
Clo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 29 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Clo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clover, Cloe, Cloey, Clora, 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, 1915–1943 (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.