Recorded 1913–1953 Girls' name Peak 1926 203 births

Clotee — girls' name

203 babies named Clotee in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s331920s921930s521940s211950s5
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Clotee was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

15 babies were named Clotee in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clotee

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Clotee between 1913 and 1953, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clotee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clotee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Clotee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clotee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clotee 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 203 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.

Clotee at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

203

Since 1913

41 years of records

Peak year

1926

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1913

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1953

Clotee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1913

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1926)
15
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 19531940193419291925192019151913 6

Clotee by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
92 births that decade — 45% of Clotee's all-time total
1910s331920s921930s521940s211950s5

Clotee by state

Where Clotee concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clotee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
64 31.5%
Mississippi share of Clotee's total US births 31.5%

64 of 203 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clotee?
203 babies have been named Clotee since 1913. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1926 with 15 births.
When was Clotee most popular?
Clotee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Clotee most popular?
The top states for the name Clotee are Mississippi (64 births).
How long has the name Clotee been used?
Clotee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 41 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Clotee?
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, 1913–1953 (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.