Recorded 1885–2015 Girls' name Peak 1924 1,013 births

Clotilde — girls' name

1,013 babies named Clotilde in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s341890s521900s941910s1961920s2341930s1521940s931950s761960s351970s321990s52000s52010s5
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Clotilde was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

36 babies were named Clotilde in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clotilde

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,013 babies named Clotilde between 1885 and 2015, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clotilde currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clotilde performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 234 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Clotilde shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 124 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Clotilde in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clotilde 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 1,013 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.

Clotilde at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

1,013

Since 1885

131 years of records

Peak year

1924

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1885

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2015

Clotilde popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1885

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1924)
36
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
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Clotilde by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
234 births that decade — 23% of Clotilde's all-time total
1880s341890s521900s941910s1961920s2341930s1521940s931950s761960s351970s321990s52000s52010s5

Clotilde by state

Where Clotilde concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Clotilde
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
124 12.2%
#2 New York
34 3.4%
#3 California
12 1.2%
#4 Arizona
5 0.5%
#5 Massachusetts
5 0.5%
Texas share of Clotilde's total US births 12.2%
Even split

124 of 1,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clotilde?
1,013 babies have been named Clotilde since 1885. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1924 with 36 births.
When was Clotilde most popular?
Clotilde was most popular in the 1920s decade with 234 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Clotilde most popular?
The top states for the name Clotilde are Texas (124 births), New York (34 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Clotilde been used?
Clotilde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 131 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Clotilde?
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.

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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, 1885–2015 (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.