Unisex name
Clovis
3,719 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1923. Expression number: 8.
Origin
Borrowed from French Clovis, from Frankish *Hlōdowig, the same Germanic source as French Louis, Dutch Lodewijk and German Ludwig, see there for further information. Doublet of Louis and Ludwig. The New Mexican city was named after a Frankish king; the Native American site and culture were named after this city.From Wiktionary, entry “Clovis”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1923: 101 births. 3,719 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1910s, 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. It is given to girls (17%) as well as boys (83%). It really came into use around 1910. It is still given: 73 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 10,890 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 744 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
3 + 3 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 1 = 26 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
6 + 9 = 15 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
3 + 3 + 4 + 1 = 11
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 5, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.