boy's name
Clotaire
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,260
Clotaire is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 1905, when 120 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 19,650 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Clotaire over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 915 |
| 1910s | 690 |
| 1920s | 770 |
| 1930s | 545 |
| 1940s | 325 |
| 1950s | 235 |
| 1960s | 175 |
| 1970s | 80 |
| 1980s | 85 |
| 1990s | 95 |
| 2000s | 110 |
| 2010s | 160 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 75 |
How popular is Clotaire?
In 2025, Clotaire was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Clotaire
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Clotaire also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Clotaire over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Clotaire
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Clotaire — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Clotaire
Is Clotaire a girl's or a boy's name?
Clotaire is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Clotaire most popular?
Clotaire peaked in 1905, when 120 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Clotaire a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Clotaire currently ranks #1,122 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.