Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Clover

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #517 Trend ↑ Rising 144%

Clover is a modern given name derived from the common name for the plant, which was ultimately derived from the Old English word clāfre.

Rank 2025
#517
among girls · ↑100 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
593
named Clover · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,781
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
593 babies
All-time total
5,738
#2,372 all-time among girls
First recorded
1897
in Social Security records

Clover popularity over time

5,738 babies have been named Clover since 1897, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 5 – 5 1 – #1,601
1900s 45 – 45 5 +800% #1,233
1910s 143 – 143 14 +218% #1,442
1920s 137 18 155 16 +8% #1,828
1930s 74 5 79 8 -49% #2,594
1940s 80 – 80 8 +1% #2,656
1950s 106 5 111 11 +39% #2,715
1960s 67 – 67 7 -40% #3,954
1970s 197 – 197 20 +194% #2,448
1980s 83 – 83 8 -58% #3,708
1990s 81 – 81 8 -2% #5,679
2000s 579 6 585 59 +622% #1,661
2010s 1,611 5 1,616 162 +176% #1,136
2020s (to 2025) 2,432 59 2,491 415 +157% #517

Where Clover is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 671 0.42 #461
2027 761 0.47 #410
2028 847 0.53 #361
2029 928 0.58 #331
2030 1,003 0.62 #306

Where Clover is most popular

Girls named Clover per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.271 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, Utah, and Missouri.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Clover born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Oregon 56 0.860 +217%
Utah 47 0.565 +108%
Missouri 67 0.556 +105%
Tennessee 84 0.530 +96%
Oklahoma 39 0.530 +95%
Idaho 17 0.508 +87%
Washington 73 0.505 +86%
Colorado 55 0.493 +82%
Louisiana 43 0.491 +81%
Indiana 63 0.449 +65%
Nebraska 16 0.445 +64%
Arkansas 23 0.435 +60%
Michigan 76 0.417 +54%
Alabama 39 0.415 +53%
Georgia 89 0.392 +44%
North Carolina 87 0.382 +41%
West Virginia 10 0.382 +41%
Ohio 90 0.379 +40%
Maryland 39 0.368 +36%
South Carolina 33 0.367 +35%
Mississippi 17 0.363 +34%
Pennsylvania 83 0.351 +29%
Virginia 58 0.340 +25%
Arizona 38 0.271 ≈ national
New Hampshire 5 0.271 ≈ national
Wisconsin 27 0.262 ≈ national
Florida 112 0.262 ≈ national
Minnesota 25 0.232 -15%
Texas 181 0.225 -17%
Iowa 12 0.205 -24%
California 172 0.205 -25%
New York 80 0.202 -26%
Nevada 9 0.194 -29%
Illinois 44 0.192 -29%
Massachusetts 21 0.174 -36%
New Jersey 28 0.155 -43%
Kentucky 12 0.140 -48%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Clover

Clover is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #517 in 2025 with 578 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1897, 5,738 American babies have been named Clover. Its peak came in 2025, when 593 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 Clover stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Clover?

The median living Clover is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 14. An estimated 5,200 people named Clover are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Clover 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 578 #517 15 #5,906
2024 485 #617 16 #5,706
2023 437 #673 10 #7,840
2022 381 #757 9 #8,441
2021 319 #860 9 #8,306
2020 232 #1,067 – –
2019 213 #1,136 5 #12,527
2018 187 #1,244 – –
2017 182 #1,292 – –
2016 176 #1,345 – –
2015 180 #1,319 – –
2014 154 #1,459 – –
2013 164 #1,399 – –
2012 144 #1,532 – –
2011 112 #1,808 – –
2010 99 #2,015 – –
2009 134 #1,661 – –
2008 127 #1,746 6 #11,319
2007 77 #2,438 – –
2006 66 #2,711 – –
2005 55 #2,941 – –
2004 46 #3,275 – –
2003 12 #8,632 – –
2002 24 #4,935 – –
2001 22 #5,229 – –
2000 16 #6,558 – –
1995 8 #9,771 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 9 #7,066 – –
1980 7 #8,330 – –
1975 30 #2,572 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 6 #5,929 – –
1960 11 #3,954 – –
1955 14 #3,116 – –
1950 14 #2,797 – –
1945 10 #2,950 – –
1940 10 #2,770 – –
1935 8 #3,201 – –
1930 10 #2,886 5 #4,105
1925 15 #2,393 7 #3,471
1920 22 #1,828 – –
1915 16 #1,982 – –
1910 11 #1,442 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 5 #1,990 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Clover?

The median living Clover is about 6 years old. Half of all living Clovers are between 2 and 14 years old.

How many people named Clover are alive today?

An estimated 5,200 people named Clover are alive in the United States, based on 5,738 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Clover mean?

Clover is a modern given name derived from the common name for the plant, which was ultimately derived from the Old English word clāfre.

How popular is the name Clover in 2025?

Clover ranked #517 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 578 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Clover?

5,738 babies have been named Clover in the United States since 1897, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Clover most popular?

Clover peaked in 2025, when 593 newborns received the name.

Is Clover a boy or girl name?

Clover is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Clover rising or falling?

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

Will Clover become more popular?

Clover is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,003 girls named Clover in 2030, which would rank around #306. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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