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.

126
total births
1914–1944
years on record
1930s
peak decade
40%
born in that 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.

  • 126 total births
  • 1914–1944 years on record
  • 1930s peak decade
  • 40% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

126 boys have been named Cloy since 1914, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1944.

126
total births
1914–1944
years on record
1930s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Cloy was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

13 babies were named Cloy in 1932 - its busiest year on record.

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 at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

126

Since 1914

31 years of records

Peak year

1932

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1914

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1944

Cloy popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1944

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1932)
13
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
468101214 1914191819261929193219381944 6

Cloy popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1918 (Cloy as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1918 5

Cloy by decade

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

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 51 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cloy? ▼
Cloy has been given to 126 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1944. 13 babies were born in 1932, its single highest year.
When was Cloy most popular? ▼
Cloy was most popular in the 1930s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Cloy been used? ▼
Records for Cloy go back to 1914, giving 31 years of history through 1944.
What names are similar to Cloy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clovis, Cloyd, Cloyce, Cloud, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cloy

Nearby Names Like Cloy

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cloy

Clovis Boy
#6836 3,092 births
Cloyd Boy
3,050 births
Cloyce Boy
877 births
Cloud Boy
#2878 750 births
Clois Boy
725 births

Compare Cloy side by side: Cloy vs Clovis Cloy vs Cloyd Cloy vs Cloyce

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Ceferino
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Skeeter
126 births · Peak 1978
Blanca
126 births · Peak 1990

Data Sources

Data as of July 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cloy: Baby Name Since 1914 - 126 Births, Peak 1932." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cloy. 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 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 July 2026.