Girls' name · since 1914

Cloye

28 babies named Cloye in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

28
total births
1914–1949
years on record
1910s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade

Cloye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1914.

Social Security Administration records show Cloye recorded 28 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1949.

  • 28 total births
  • 1914–1949 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 39% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

28 girls have been named Cloye since 1914, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1949.

28
total births
1914–1949
years on record
1910s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Cloye was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cloye in 1921 - its busiest year on record.

Cloye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cloye splits its recorded history at 1921: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cloye at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

28

Since 1914

36 years of records

Peak year

1921

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1914

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1949

Cloye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1949

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19141916192119411949 5

Cloye by decade

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

1910s was Cloye's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Cloye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 11 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cloye?
Cloye has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1949. 7 babies were born in 1921, its single highest year.
When was Cloye most popular?
Cloye was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Cloye been used?
The SSA has tracked Cloye since 1914 -- 36 years through the most recent 1949 data.
What names are similar to Cloye?
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.

What to do with Cloye's data

  • Cloye's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1940s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • 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.

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, 1914–1949 (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. "Cloye: Baby Name Since 1914 - 28 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cloye. 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 Cloye 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.