Girls' name · since 1911
Cloma
Cloma has 194 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 194
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cloma sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 194 recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cloma has been recorded 194 times among girls since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1948.
- #20,115 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 194 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cloma ranks #20,115 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 194 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 194
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cloma's 194 recorded births place it above 72.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Cloma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cloma's full recorded timeline at 1926, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cloma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1948
- Peak year (1916)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Cloma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (67 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Cloma's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Cloma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
67 births
- 1930s
1930s
62 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 67 births (35% of all-time use).
Cloma by state
Where Cloma concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
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What to do with Cloma's data
- Cloma's decade-level peak was the 1920s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Clomas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cloma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1911–1948 (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 Cloma 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.