Girls' name · since 1888
Clothilde
Clothilde has 241 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,928 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 241
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
241 girls have been named Clothilde since 1888, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clothilde has been recorded 241 times among girls since 1888, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1946.
- #17,928 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 241 born since 1888
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clothilde ranks #17,928 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 241 born since 1888, peaking in the 1910s.
- #17,928 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 241
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Clothilde's 241 recorded births place it above 75.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Clothilde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clothilde's SSA record in two at 1916 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clothilde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1946
- Peak year (1925)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Clothilde by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (85 births, 35% of the file).
1910s was Clothilde's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Clothilde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s
1900s
43 births
- 1910s
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
81 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 85 births (35% of all-time use).
Clothilde by state
Where Clothilde concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 67 | 27.8% |
67 of 241 births nationwide.
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What to do with Clothilde's data
- Clothilde's decade-level peak was the 1910s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Clothildes (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clothilde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
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, 1888–1946 (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 Clothilde 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.