Given name
Clotilda
“a woman famous in battle”
Clotilda is a variant of Clotilde. One German interpretation is “a woman famous in battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Clotilda is a variant of Clotilde. One German interpretation is “a woman famous in battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Clotilda is a variant of Clotilde. An origin associated with Clotilde is German.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Clotilda developed from Clotilde.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Clotilda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 497
- 0 boys · 497 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 24 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 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 184 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Clotilda’s family of names
In English usage, Clotilda developed from the French form Clotilde. In English usage, Clotilda has a conventional equivalent in the French form Clothilde. Clotilda has a related form in Clotilde.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Clotilda has relatives in 6 languages.
4 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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