Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Clata isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Clata through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 0 boys · 21 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1940. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1927.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Similar names
If you love Clata, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Alta
“to be elevated”
>99% girls
Aletta
“small and winged”
>99% girls
Clarice
“fame”
>99% girls
Clair
“one who is bright”
3% boys · 97% girls
Zita
“patron of housewives and servants” · “little rose”
>99% girls
Concetta
“refers to the Immaculate Conception”
>99% girls
Ailene
“light-bearer” · “from the green meadow”
>99% girls
Arla
Arla is a feminine given name.
>99% girls