Clovis
Clovis was the 4735th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 634th; the most babies were born in 1917 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,202 places. More babies were named Clovis in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,735 boys, up 4,159 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191784 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,719babies recorded
Clovis popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #4,735 | — | 21 |
| 2020 | — | #8,894 | — | 8 |
| 2010 | — | #11,001 | — | 6 |
| 2000 | — | #9,293 | — | 6 |
| 1990 | — | #7,340 | — | 6 |
| 1980 | — | #3,289 | — | 13 |
| 1970 | — | #2,527 | — | 14 |
| 1960 | — | #2,227 | — | 14 |
| 1950 | #3,718 | #1,402 | 9 | 27 |
| 1940 | #2,321 | #996 | 13 | 42 |
| 1930 | #2,215 | #797 | 15 | 66 |
| 1920 | #2,089 | #739 | 18 | 78 |
| 1910 | #1,656 | #879 | 9 | 13 |
| 1900 | — | #1,193 | — | 6 |
| 1890 | — | #761 | — | 8 |
| 1880 | — | #761 | — | 7 |
How popular is Clovis, counting every spelling?
Clovis has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Clovis?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Clovis (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Clovis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Clovis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Clovis?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Clovis are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 33 and 74. That makes Clovis a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Clovis by state
How common Clovis was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Clovis
How popular is the name Clovis?
Clovis was the 4735th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 634th; the most babies were born in 1917 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,202 places. More babies were named Clovis in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Clovis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Clovis in the US.
Where is Clovis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Clovis was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).