Is Clois a boy or girl name?

Clois is a unisex name. Of the 996 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 27.2% were girls and 72.8% were boys.

Clois

Recorded 1913–1975 · United States

Clois was most popular in 1930, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,934 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 996 people named Clois.

Clois over time

Births per year. The dot marks Clois’s peak in 1930. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Clois a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Clois is a unisex name — 27.2% of the 996 Americans given it were girls and 72.8% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Clois

Where Clois is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org