Unisex name · since 1880
Clovis
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 3,092 babies named Clovis, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,478 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,709 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,092
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,092 babies have been named Clovis since 1880, making it today's #4709 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Clovis recorded 3,092 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #4709 nationally today, ahead of 66% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #2,478 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,709 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,092 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clovis ranks #2,478 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,709 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,092 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,478 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,709 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,092
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clovis's 3,092 recorded births place it above 94.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Clovis compares
3,092 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Clovis's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clovis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,092 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Clovis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clovis splits its recorded history at 1956: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clovis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Clovis popularity over time - girls
627 total births recorded since 1910 (Clovis as girls' name)
Clovis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (653 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Clovis's strongest decade.
653 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Clovis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14
1880s
14 births
- 1890s 50
1890s
50 births
- 1900s 76
1900s
76 births
- 1910s
1910s
511 births
- 1920s
1920s
653 births
- 1930s
1930s
492 births
- 1940s
1940s
359 births
- 1950s
1950s
270 births
- 1960s 163
1960s
163 births
- 1970s 127
1970s
127 births
- 1980s 98
1980s
98 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 89
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 653 births (21% of all-time use).
How Clovis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Clovis's total volume
Clovis by state
Where Clovis concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 415 | 13.4% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 176 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 117 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 113 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 34 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 28 | 0.9% |
| #7 | West Virginia | | 27 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 21 | 0.7% |
415 of 3,092 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Clovis appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Clovis's data
- Clovis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (653 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cloviss (415 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clovis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Clovis 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.