Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2020

Cloud

Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #3,095 Trend ↑ Rising 33%
Rank 2025
#3,095
among boys · ↓214 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
39
named Cloud · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 43,797
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2020
55 babies
All-time total
776
#6,152 all-time among boys
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Cloud popularity over time

776 babies have been named Cloud since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 25 25 3 – #2,586
1920s – 52 52 5 +108% #2,502
1930s – 16 16 2 -69% #3,457
1940s – 7 7 1 -56% #2,792
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 5 5 1 – #6,420
1990s – – – – – –
2000s – 113 113 11 – #3,937
2010s 5 269 274 27 +142% #3,243
2020s (to 2025) 21 263 284 47 +73% #2,556

Where Cloud is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 41 0.02 outside top 500
2027 44 0.03 outside top 500
2028 46 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 49 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Cloud

Cloud is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,095 in 2025 with 39 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 776 American babies have been named Cloud. Its peak came in 2020, when 55 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cloud stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cloud?

The median living Cloud is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 700 people named Cloud are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cloud year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 39 #3,095
2024 5 #15,789 44 #2,881
2023 6 #13,813 48 #2,703
2022 5 #15,830 45 #2,836
2021 – – 37 #3,196
2020 5 #15,640 50 #2,556
2019 – – 23 #4,356
2018 5 #16,224 29 #3,723
2017 – – 31 #3,529
2016 – – 31 #3,541
2015 – – 35 #3,243
2014 – – 27 #3,809
2013 – – 18 #5,013
2012 – – 24 #4,153
2011 – – 25 #4,008
2010 – – 26 #3,911
2009 – – 26 #3,937
2008 – – 19 #4,927
2007 – – 21 #4,523
2006 – – 14 #5,837
2005 – – 7 #9,298
2004 – – 6 #10,194
2003 – – 7 #8,825
2002 – – – –
2001 – – 6 #9,469
2000 – – 7 #8,344
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – 5 #6,420
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – 7 #2,792
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 5 #4,104
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 5 #4,426
1915 – – 5 #3,937
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cloud, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cloud?

The median living Cloud is about 7 years old. Half of all living Clouds are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Cloud are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Cloud are alive in the United States, based on 776 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Cloud in 2025?

Cloud ranked #3,095 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 39 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cloud?

776 babies have been named Cloud in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cloud most popular?

Cloud peaked in 2020, when 55 newborns received the name.

Is Cloud a boy or girl name?

Cloud is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cloud rising or falling?

Cloud is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Cloud become more popular?

Cloud is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 49 boys named Cloud in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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