Recorded 1911–1948 Girls' name Peak 1916 194 births

Cloma — girls' name

194 babies named Cloma in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s531920s671930s621940s12
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Cloma was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

15 babies were named Cloma in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cloma

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Cloma between 1911 and 1948, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cloma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cloma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cloma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cloma in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cloma 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 194 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.

Cloma at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

194

Since 1911

38 years of records

Peak year

1916

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1911

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1948

Cloma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1911

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1916)
15
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 1948193519311926192119161911 5

Cloma by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
67 births that decade — 35% of Cloma's all-time total
1910s531920s671930s621940s12

Cloma by state

Where Cloma concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cloma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
7 3.6%
#2 Texas
5 2.6%
Kentucky share of Cloma's total US births 3.6%
Even split

7 of 194 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cloma?
194 babies have been named Cloma since 1911. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1916 with 15 births.
When was Cloma most popular?
Cloma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Cloma most popular?
The top states for the name Cloma are Kentucky (7 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Cloma been used?
Cloma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 38 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Cloma?
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, 1911–1948 (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.