Recorded 1914–1945 Girls' name Peak 1928 79 births

Clotine — girls' name

79 babies named Clotine in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s381930s141940s7
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Clotine was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

9 babies were named Clotine in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clotine

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Clotine between 1914 and 1945, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clotine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clotine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Clotine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Clotine in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clotine 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 79 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.

Clotine at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

79

Since 1914

32 years of records

Peak year

1928

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1914

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1945

Clotine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1914

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1928)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Clotine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
38 births that decade — 48% of Clotine's all-time total
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Clotine by state

Where Clotine concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Clotine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
11 13.9%
#2 Arkansas
5 6.3%
Kentucky share of Clotine's total US births 13.9%
Even split

11 of 79 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clotine?
79 babies have been named Clotine since 1914. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1928 with 9 births.
When was Clotine most popular?
Clotine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Clotine most popular?
The top states for the name Clotine are Kentucky (11 births), Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Clotine been used?
Clotine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 32 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Clotine?
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, 1914–1945 (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.