Unisex name · since 1911
Cloyce
Cloyce has 877 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 877
- born since 1911
- 1930s
- peak decade
Cloyce is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 877 have been recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cloyce has been recorded 877 times among boys since 1911, 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 1911 to 1983.
- #5,577 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 877 born since 1911
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cloyce ranks #5,577 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 877 born since 1911, peaking in the 1930s.
- #5,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 877
- born since 1911
- 1930s
- peak decade
Cloyce's 877 recorded births place it above 87.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Cloyce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cloyce splits its recorded history at 1939: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cloyce popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1983
- Peak year (1916)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Cloyce popularity over time - girls
121 total births recorded since 1916 (Cloyce as girls' name)
Cloyce by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (213 births, 24% of the file).
1930s was Cloyce's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Cloyce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
157 births
- 1920s
1920s
210 births
- 1930s
1930s
213 births
- 1940s
1940s
150 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 213 births (24% of all-time use).
How Cloyce 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 Cloyce's total volume
Cloyce by state
Where Cloyce concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 65 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 40 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 39 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.6% |
65 of 877 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Cloyce's data
- Cloyce's decade-level peak was the 1930s (213 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Cloyces (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cloyce: 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 (~72 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, 1911–1983 (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 Cloyce 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.