How Many People Are Named Cloud?
An estimated 638 people in the United States have the first name Cloud. It is predominantly male (96.6%). The average bearer is 11 years old, and Cloud peaked in popularity in 2020 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cloud as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cloud paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
638
About 1 in 537,233 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.6% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2020
55 births
Total Registered
736
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cloud
Cloud is predominantly male (96.6%), though 25 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cloud as a male name
Ranked #2,875 in 2024
44 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (50 births)
Cloud as a female name
Ranked #15,737 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (5 births)
Cloud: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cloud span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 274 babies were registered. Cloud remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Cloud by Decade
How has Cloud tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cloud by State
Birth registrations for Cloud span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Minnesota. The lowest are in Georgia, Florida, Minnesota. On average, about 19 Clouds were registered per state.
Cloud + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cloud as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cloud
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cloud: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cloud?
We estimate approximately 638 people named Cloud are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 537,233 Americans share this first name.
Is Cloud a common name?
Cloud is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 736 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cloud most popular?
Cloud reached peak popularity in 2020, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cloud is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cloud a male name?
Cloud is predominantly male. 96.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cloud Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cloud Smith, Cloud Johnson, Cloud Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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