Total births
60
Girls' name · since 2019
Clove
60 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.
- #13285
- among girls today
- 60
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Clove is the #13285 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 60 recorded since 2019.
Social Security Administration records show Clove recorded 60 times among girls since 2019, holding rank #13285 nationally today, ahead of 25% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- #13285 among girls today
- 60 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Clove is currently the #13285 girls' name in America, more common than 25% of girls - 60 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13285
- among girls today
- 60
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
Clove vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13285
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 25% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
90% 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.
How Clove compares
60 17th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Clove's all-time total is 84% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clove | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 60 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Clove's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clove's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clove at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#13,285
Active since
2019
Clove popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Clove by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Clove's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.
Clove births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 54 births (90% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Clove? ▼
Since 2019, Social Security records show 60 babies named Clove. Today it holds rank #13285 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 12 births.
When was Clove most popular? ▼
Clove was most popular in the 2020s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Clove been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Clove since 2019 -- 7 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
Keep exploring Clove
Nearby Names Like Clove
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Clove
Clover Girl
#617 5,640 births
Cloe Girl
#2782 3,922 births
Cloey Girl
#12241 1,918 births
Clora Girl
1,800 births
Clorinda Girl
1,310 births
Compare Clove side by side: Clove vs Clover Clove vs Cloe Clove vs Cloey
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2019–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Clove: #13285 Girls' Name - 60 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/clove. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Clove draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.