Girls' name · since 1882
Clora
Clora has 1,800 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,800
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,800 girls have been named Clora since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Clora has 1,800 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1973.
- #5,058 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,800 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clora ranks #5,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,800 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,800
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clora's 1,800 recorded births place it above 93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Clora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clora splits its recorded history at 1923: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1973
- Peak year (1924)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Clora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (401 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Clora's strongest decade.
401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Clora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 103
1880s
103 births
- 1890s
1890s
166 births
- 1900s
1900s
186 births
- 1910s
1910s
334 births
- 1920s
1920s
401 births
- 1930s
1930s
255 births
- 1940s
1940s
188 births
- 1950s 136
1950s
136 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 401 births (22% of all-time use).
How Clora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Clora's total volume
Clora by state
Where Clora concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 41 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 32 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 29 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 10 | 0.6% |
41 of 1,800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Clora appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Clora's data
- Clora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (401 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Cloras (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Clora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1882–1973 (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 Clora 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.