Boys' name · since 1914
Cloy
126 babies named Cloy in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,897 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 126
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
126 boys have been named Cloy since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cloy has been recorded 126 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1944.
- #15,897 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 126 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cloy ranks #15,897 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #15,897 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 126
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Cloy's 126 recorded births place it above 64.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cloy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cloy's full recorded timeline at 1929, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cloy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1944
- Peak year (1932)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Cloy popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1918 (Cloy as girls' name)
Cloy by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (51 births, 40% of the file).
1930s was Cloy's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cloy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 51 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cloy's data
- Cloy's decade-level peak was the 1930s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Cloy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
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, 1914–1944 (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 Cloy 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.