boy's name

Clovis

  • Origin French
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 15,407

France

#532

2025 births

Clovis is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Clovis is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2008, when 350 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 6,935 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Clovis 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.

2,070
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Clovis by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 1,665
1910s 1,225
1920s 1,075
1930s 570
1940s 290
1950s 165
1960s 105
1970s 155
1980s 320
1990s 690
2000s 2,070
2010s 1,960
2020s (to 2025) 600

How popular is Clovis?

In 2025, Clovis was given to 85 babies in France, ranking #532 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Clovis is used

France #532 85 in 2025
Canada #1,592 14 in 2024
England & Wales #4,612 4 in 2017
United States #4,813 21 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Clovis

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Clovis also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Clovis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Clovis in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Danish
Ludvig
Dutch
Ludwig
French
Loïc
German
Ludwig
Norwegian
Ludvig
Old High German
Ludwig
Polish
Ludwik
Swedish
Ludvig
Welsh
Lewys
Other forms
Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
Lewis

Sibling names for Clovis

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Clovis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Clovis

How popular is the name Clovis?

In 2025, Clovis was given to 85 babies in France, ranking #532 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Clovis a girl's or a boy's name?

Clovis is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Clovis?

Clovis has 2 syllables.

When was Clovis most popular?

Clovis peaked in 2008, when 350 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Clovis a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Clovis currently ranks #532 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.