Given name
Clorie
“one who smiles often”
Clorie is a variant of Clory. One Spanish interpretation is “one who smiles often.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Clorie is a variant of Clory. One Spanish interpretation is “one who smiles often.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Clorie is a variant of Clory. An origin associated with Clory is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Clorie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1911
- 5 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 5 in 1927. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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