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Baby name
Clovis
Girl Boy
17% girls / 83% boys
Origin of the name
Clovis comes from the Frankish Chlodowig, the same old form as Louis, with roots meaning “fame” and “battle.” Clovis was the first king of the Franks to be baptized.
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Classic name
3,092births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 650rank at its peak, in 1917
Where babies named Clovis are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Clovis is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Clovis is most common in Texas (7.1 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
Names from the same era
Short-lived name
627births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 1464rank at its peak, in 1923
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 20% | 80% |
| 1920s | 23% | 77% |
| 1930s | 23% | 77% |
| 1940s | 19% | 81% |
| 1950s | 19% | 81% |
| 1960s | 5% | 95% |
| 1970s | 0% | 100% |
| 1980s | 0% | 100% |
| 1990s | 0% | 100% |
| 2000s | 0% | 100% |
| 2010s | 0% | 100% |
| 2020s | 0% | 100% |