How Many People Are Named Clovis?
people named Clovis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 293,125 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,719 babies named Clovis in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
101 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Shortened form of Clodovicus, a Latinized form of Chlodovech (see LUDWIG). Clovis was a Frankish king who united France under his rule in the 5th century.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Clovis, 12.1% were girls and 87.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Clovis fell from 19.9% in the 1910s to 0% in the 1970s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Clovis alive today is about 55 years old, and 55% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 38 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Clovis first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1923, to 101 babies. In 2025, 21 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Clovis has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #634, in 1914. In 2025 it ranked #4,734. Among girls, its best rank was #1,469, in 1923.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,734 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #634 (1914) | #1,469 (1923) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #835 in the 1920s | #1,963 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Clovis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Clovis were born in Texas than in any other state: about 66 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Clovis was given 8.8 times as often in Louisiana, 8.1 times in Texas and 5.5 times in Mississippi.
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