boy's name
Cloud
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 923
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#733
1942 births
Cloud is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2020, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 85,012 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Cloud over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 25 |
| 1920s | 52 |
| 1930s | 16 |
| 1940s | 7 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 2000s | 113 |
| 2010s | 274 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 284 |
How popular is Cloud?
In 2025, Cloud was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Cloud is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cloud
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cloud also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cloud over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cloud
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cloud — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cloud
How popular is the name Cloud?
In 2025, Cloud was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Cloud a girl's or a boy's name?
Cloud is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cloud?
Cloud has 1 syllable.
When was Cloud most popular?
Cloud peaked in 2020, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Cloud a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cloud currently ranks #3,100 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.