Given name & surname
Cloude
“a lighthearted woman”
Cloude is a variant of Cloud. One American interpretation is “a lighthearted woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cloude is a variant of Cloud. One American interpretation is “a lighthearted woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cloude is a variant of Cloud. An origin associated with Cloud is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cloude through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 42 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 7 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 boys is 5 in 1946. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 162 as a surname in 2020.
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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