Recorded 1906–1934 Girls' name Peak 1920 70 births

Cloa — girls' name

70 babies named Cloa in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Cloa was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Cloa in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cloa

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Cloa between 1906 and 1934, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cloa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cloa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cloa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cloa 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 70 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.

Cloa at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

70

Since 1906

29 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1906

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1934

Cloa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1906

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Cloa by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 46% of Cloa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cloa?
70 babies have been named Cloa since 1906. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Cloa most popular?
Cloa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Cloa been used?
Cloa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 29 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Cloa?
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, 1906–1934 (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.