Unisex name · since 1913
Clois
Clois has 725 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 725
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
725 boys have been named Clois since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Clois recorded 725 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1975.
- #6,287 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 725 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clois ranks #6,287 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 725 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 725
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clois's 725 recorded births place it above 86.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Clois's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clois's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1930 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clois popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1975
- Peak year (1930)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Clois popularity over time - girls
271 total births recorded since 1913 (Clois as girls' name)
Clois by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (204 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Clois's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Clois births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
98 births
- 1920s
1920s
204 births
- 1930s
1930s
191 births
- 1940s
1940s
130 births
- 1950s 81
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 204 births (28% of all-time use).
How Clois compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Clois's total volume
Clois by state
Where Clois concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 124 | 17.1% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 15 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.7% |
124 of 725 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Clois's data
- Clois's decade-level peak was the 1920s (204 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cloiss (124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clois: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Clois draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.