Recorded 1923–1957 Girls' name Peak 1923 16 births

Clothilda — girls' name

16 babies named Clothilda in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111950s5
1920s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Clothilda was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Clothilda in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clothilda

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Clothilda between 1923 and 1957, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clothilda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clothilda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Clothilda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clothilda 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 16 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.

Clothilda at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

16

Since 1923

35 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1923

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1957

Clothilda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1923

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4.555.566.5 195719271923 6

Clothilda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 69% of Clothilda's all-time total
1920s111950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clothilda?
16 babies have been named Clothilda since 1923. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Clothilda most popular?
Clothilda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Clothilda been used?
Clothilda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 35 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Clothilda?
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, 1923–1957 (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.