Recorded 1901–1931 Girls' name Peak 1916 30 births

Clovie — girls' name

30 babies named Clovie in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s81920s111930s6
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Clovie was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Clovie in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clovie

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Clovie between 1901 and 1931, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clovie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clovie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Clovie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clovie 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 30 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.

Clovie at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

30

Since 1901

31 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1901

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1931

Clovie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1901

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
456789 19311927192019161901 5

Clovie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 37% of Clovie's all-time total
1900s51910s81920s111930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clovie?
30 babies have been named Clovie since 1901. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Clovie most popular?
Clovie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Clovie been used?
Clovie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 31 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Clovie?
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, 1901–1931 (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.