US rank #14893 Girls' name Peak 2023 50 births

Clove — #14893 US girls' name

50 babies named Clove in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s44
#14893
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 16% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Clove was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

12 babies were named Clove in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clove

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Clove between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clove currently holds the #14893 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clove performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Clove shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clove 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 50 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.

Clove at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

50

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2023

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#14,893

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Clove popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
12
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
468101214 202420232022202120202019 6

Clove by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
44 births that decade — 88% of Clove's all-time total
2010s62020s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clove?
50 babies have been named Clove since 2019. It currently ranks #14893 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 12 births.
When was Clove most popular?
Clove was most popular in the 2020s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Clove been used?
Clove has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Clove?
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, 2019–2024 (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.