Recorded 1888–1946 Girls' name Peak 1925 241 births

Clothilde — girls' name

241 babies named Clothilde in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61890s111900s431910s851920s811930s51940s10
1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Clothilde was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

16 babies were named Clothilde in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clothilde

The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Clothilde between 1888 and 1946, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clothilde currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clothilde performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Clothilde shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 67 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clothilde in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clothilde 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 241 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.

Clothilde at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

241

Since 1888

59 years of records

Peak year

1925

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1888

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1946

Clothilde popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1888

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1925)
16
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
05101520 19461927192219181914190919051888 6

Clothilde by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
85 births that decade — 35% of Clothilde's all-time total
1880s61890s111900s431910s851920s811930s51940s10

Clothilde by state

Where Clothilde concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clothilde
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
67 27.8%
Louisiana share of Clothilde's total US births 27.8%

67 of 241 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clothilde?
241 babies have been named Clothilde since 1888. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1925 with 16 births.
When was Clothilde most popular?
Clothilde was most popular in the 1910s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Clothilde most popular?
The top states for the name Clothilde are Louisiana (67 births).
How long has the name Clothilde been used?
Clothilde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 59 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Clothilde?
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, 1888–1946 (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.