Recorded 1911–1960 Girls' name Peak 1919 471 births

Cloteal — girls' name

471 babies named Cloteal in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s981920s1451930s1171940s741950s311960s6
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Cloteal was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

22 babies were named Cloteal in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cloteal

The Social Security Administration has registered 471 babies named Cloteal between 1911 and 1960, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cloteal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cloteal performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cloteal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Cloteal in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cloteal 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 471 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.

Cloteal at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

471

Since 1911

50 years of records

Peak year

1919

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1911

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1960

Cloteal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1911

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1919)
22
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 19601947194119351929192319171911 7

Cloteal by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
145 births that decade — 31% of Cloteal's all-time total
1910s981920s1451930s1171940s741950s311960s6

Cloteal by state

Where Cloteal concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Cloteal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
95 20.2%
#2 Texas
23 4.9%
#3 Mississippi
15 3.2%
Louisiana share of Cloteal's total US births 20.2%
Even split

95 of 471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cloteal?
471 babies have been named Cloteal since 1911. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1919 with 22 births.
When was Cloteal most popular?
Cloteal was most popular in the 1920s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Cloteal most popular?
The top states for the name Cloteal are Louisiana (95 births), Texas (23 births), Mississippi (15 births).
How long has the name Cloteal been used?
Cloteal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 50 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Cloteal?
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, 1911–1960 (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.