girls:
20 births since 2018
#5696 (0th percentile)
boys:
667 births since 1913
#3920 (14th percentile)
overall:
687 births since 1913
#7052 (9th percentile)
The name Cloud is the #7,052 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 687 recorded births since 1913. This represents the 8.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 8.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,920 (14.5% percentile) for all time with 667 births since 1913. For girls, it ranks #5,696 (0.3% percentile) for all time with 20 births since 2018.
Cloud first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1913 (1913 for boys and 2018 for girls). Birth data for Cloud is available in 39 out of the 111 years between 1913 and 2023 (39 years for boys and 4 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Cloud has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 97.1% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 90.6% of babies named Cloud were boys.
For boys, Cloud reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 5.0% percentile (ranked #856) with 27 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 27 births per million (ranked 5.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2004, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Cloud is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #868 (4.7% percentile) with 26 births per million.
For girls, Cloud reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.0% percentile (ranked #947) with 3 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 3 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for girls has remained relatively stable. Currently, Cloud is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #947 (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Cloud".
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