Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Clovis*

#2,138 most common boys' name of all time · #5,117 across all names · 83% male / 17% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#2,138
Rank overall
#5,117 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
128 of 146
All-time
3,719
Since 2016
127
Peak year
1923 #796
Best rank
#635 1914
Girls Boys peak 101/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Clovis is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 21 21 #4,710
2024 — 12 12 #6,838
2023 — 5 5 #12,273
2022 — 16 16 #5,635
2021 — 19 19 #4,940
2020 — 8 8 #8,748
2019 — 13 13 #6,411
2018 — 14 14 #6,041
2017 — 11 11 #7,105
2016 — 8 8 #8,827
2015 — 6 6 #10,665
2013 — 9 9 #8,129
2012 — 10 10 #7,573
2011 — 12 12 #6,581
2010 — 6 6 #10,789
2009 — 5 5 #12,529
2008 — 6 6 #11,060
2007 — 6 6 #10,941
2006 — 8 8 #8,750
2005 — 8 8 #8,316
2004 — 9 9 #7,558
2002 — 10 10 #6,535
2000 — 6 6 #9,138
1997 — 8 8 #6,633
1996 — 6 6 #7,994
1994 — 10 10 #5,466
1993 — 5 5 #8,728
1992 — 8 8 #6,151
1991 — 8 8 #5,960
1990 — 6 6 #7,208
1989 — 6 6 #6,973
1988 — 6 6 #6,453
1987 — 10 10 #4,253
1986 — 12 12 #3,666
1985 — 9 9 #4,356
1984 — 13 13 #3,279
1983 — 12 12 #3,425
1982 — 10 10 #3,979
1981 — 7 7 #4,992
1980 — 13 13 #3,263
1979 — 12 12 #3,369
1978 — 15 15 #2,815
1977 — 9 9 #3,853
1976 — 11 11 #3,278
1975 — 10 10 #3,445
1974 — 16 16 #2,469
1973 — 12 12 #2,874
1972 — 15 15 #2,434
1971 — 13 13 #2,693
1970 — 14 14 #2,520
1969 — 16 16 #2,141
1968 — 10 10 #2,749
1967 — 11 11 #2,485
1966 — 14 14 #2,141
1965 — 11 11 #2,489
1964 — 21 21 #1,734
1963 8 20 28 #1,797
1962 — 24 24 #1,632
1961 — 22 22 #1,736
1960 — 14 14 #2,222
1959 6 23 29 #1,669
1958 5 21 26 #1,730
1957 — 38 38 #1,269
1956 11 23 34 #1,643
1955 8 23 31 #1,617
1954 10 28 38 #1,440
1953 — 24 24 #1,560
1952 8 25 33 #1,526
1951 6 38 44 #1,175
1950 9 27 36 #1,399
1949 6 26 32 #1,444
1948 7 39 46 #1,147
1947 6 36 42 #1,219
1946 5 43 48 #1,052
1945 8 32 40 #1,166
1944 11 30 41 #1,218
1943 7 26 33 #1,375
1942 9 43 52 #1,027
1941 11 42 53 #992
1940 13 42 55 #996
1939 8 32 40 #1,146
1938 13 34 47 #1,114
1937 16 53 69 #839
1936 8 37 45 #1,057
1935 15 63 78 #779
1934 16 62 78 #789
1933 20 58 78 #815
1932 14 40 54 #1,062
1931 21 47 68 #965
1930 15 66 81 #797
1929 12 65 77 #802
1928 9 58 67 #876
1927 19 55 74 #928
1926 19 63 82 #831
1925 26 62 88 #845
1924 25 72 97 #794
1923 31 70 101 #796
1922 26 68 94 #826
1921 15 62 77 #885
1920 18 78 96 #740
1919 17 65 82 #813
1918 22 68 90 #793
1917 10 84 94 #653
1916 17 63 80 #775
1915 23 65 88 #744
1914 7 64 71 #635
1913 12 40 52 #739
1912 10 36 46 #720
1911 — 13 13 #949
1910 9 13 22 #888
1909 — 7 7 #1,187
1908 — 12 12 #800
1907 — 5 5 #1,372
1906 — 8 8 #959
1905 — 9 9 #866
1904 — 12 12 #708
1903 — 12 12 #678
1901 — 5 5 #1,100
1900 — 6 6 #1,201
1898 — 8 8 #837
1897 — 7 7 #881
1896 — 7 7 #923
1895 — 5 5 #1,118
1893 — 9 9 #740
1892 — 6 6 #988
1890 — 8 8 #781
1888 — 7 7 #851
1880 — 7 7 #765