Girls' name · since 1925

Clote

16 babies named Clote in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#48,509 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1925
1920s
peak decade

16 girls have been named Clote since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Clote has 16 recorded births among girls since 1925, 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 1925 to 1936.

  • #48,509 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 16 born since 1925
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clote ranks #48,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1925, peaking in the 1920s.

#48,509 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1925
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Clote's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Clote's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Clote's full recorded timeline at 1928, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Clote popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1936

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1928)
6
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 192519281936 5

Clote by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

1920s was Clote's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Clote births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clote?
Since 1925, Social Security records show 16 babies named Clote. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #48,509 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1936. Its busiest year on record was 1928, with 6 births.
Where does Clote sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clote ranks #48,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Clote most popular?
Clote was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Clote been used?
The SSA has tracked Clote since 1925 -- 12 years through the most recent 1936 data.
What names are similar to Clote?
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.

What to do with Clote's data

  • Clote's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Clote

Nearby Names Like Clote

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Clote

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Clote: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1925–1936 (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 Clote 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.