Girls' name · since 1901
Clovie
Clovie has 30 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clovie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 1901.
Social Security Administration records show Clovie recorded 30 times among girls since 1901, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1931.
- #40,833 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clovie ranks #40,833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #40,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clovie's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Clovie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clovie's full recorded timeline at 1920, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clovie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1931
- Peak year (1916)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Clovie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Clovie's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Clovie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Clovie's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1930s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Clovie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1901–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Clovie 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 August 2026.