Cloy

KLOY /ˈklɔɪ/
boy 1 syllable fading

Cloy is a very rare variant of Cleo that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Cloy is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1944. Cloy was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1932 (13 births).

About the name Cloy

PronunciationKLOY /ˈklɔɪ/

Names similar to Cloy

ClayCleoCloeCloeyLoyFloyClovisCloydClowieCloyce

How popular is Cloy?

Boys named Cloy
19141915192019251930193519401944
Boys named Cloy per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1944 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1944) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Cloy
1918
Girls named Cloy per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1944 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1944) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Cloy total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19446——#3,167
19435——#3,633
19395——#3,580
19385——#3,619
19357——#3,008
19335——#3,740
193213——#2,119
19317——#3,147
19309——#2,816
19297——#3,294
19285——#4,262
19277——#3,514
19268——#3,182
19206——#3,913
19196——#3,819
191811—#4,969#3,811
19177——#3,285
19155——#3,938
19147——#2,706
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