Recorded 1923–1939 Unisex name Peak 1923 10 births

Cloudie — boys' name

10 babies named Cloudie 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.

1920s51930s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Cloudie was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

5 babies were named Cloudie in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cloudie

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Cloudie between 1923 and 1939, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cloudie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Cloudie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1917.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cloudie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cloudie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cloudie 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 10 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.

Cloudie at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

10

Since 1923

17 years of records

Peak year

1923

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1923

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1939

Cloudie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1923

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1923)
5
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
5 19391923 5

Cloudie popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1917 (Cloudie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1917 6

Cloudie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Cloudie's all-time total
1920s51930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cloudie?
10 babies have been named Cloudie since 1923. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1923 with 5 births.
When was Cloudie most popular?
Cloudie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Is Cloudie a unisex name?
Yes, Cloudie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 10 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Cloudie been used?
Cloudie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 17 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Cloudie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clovis, Cloyd, Cloyce, Clois, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1923–1939 (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.