Recorded 1914–1928 Girls' name Peak 1914 22 births

Cloda — girls' name

22 babies named Cloda in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s15
1920s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Cloda was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cloda in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cloda

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Cloda between 1914 and 1928, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cloda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cloda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cloda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. 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 Cloda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cloda 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 22 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.

Cloda at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

22

Since 1914

15 years of records

Peak year

1914

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1914

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1928

Cloda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1914

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1914)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1928192519201914 7

Cloda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 68% of Cloda's all-time total
1910s71920s15

Cloda by state

Where Cloda concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cloda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 22.7%
Texas share of Cloda's total US births 22.7%

5 of 22 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cloda?
22 babies have been named Cloda since 1914. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1914 with 7 births.
When was Cloda most popular?
Cloda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Cloda most popular?
The top states for the name Cloda are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Cloda been used?
Cloda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 15 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Cloda?
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, 1914–1928 (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.