Recorded 1915–1969 Girls' name Peak 1942 181 births

Cloria — girls' name

181 babies named Cloria in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s441930s301940s551950s311960s5
1940s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Cloria was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

10 babies were named Cloria in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cloria

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Cloria between 1915 and 1969, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cloria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cloria performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cloria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cloria 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 181 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.

Cloria at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

181

Since 1915

55 years of records

Peak year

1942

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1915

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1969

Cloria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1915

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1942)
10
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
4681012 19691953194719411934192619221915 5

Cloria by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
55 births that decade — 30% of Cloria's all-time total
1910s161920s441930s301940s551950s311960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cloria?
181 babies have been named Cloria since 1915. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1942 with 10 births.
When was Cloria most popular?
Cloria was most popular in the 1940s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Cloria been used?
Cloria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 55 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Cloria?
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, 1915–1969 (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.