Clover
- Pronunciation
- [Clo-ver]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Clover
- Origin
- Anglo
About the Name Clover
Clover is a charming nature name drawn straight from the small flowering plant, long a symbol of luck and rustic sweetness — the four-leaf clover being a near-universal emblem of good fortune. Of Anglo origin, it belongs to the cheerful botanical family of names like Ivy, Poppy, Daisy, and Fern that have flourished in recent years. Pronounced Clo-ver, its soft two syllables feel both pleasantly vintage and freshly current, evoking green meadows, springtime, and a wholesome, whimsical spirit that has won over a new generation of parents.
Clover is a very recent arrival on the US Social Security top-1000 for girls, first entering in 2021. It reached its peak in 2024 at its best national rank of #618, the strongest point in a steady climb from #758 in 2022 to #672 in 2023 before its 2024 high. Across its short run it accounts for 1,617 births, and its trajectory has been consistently upward — a fresh, fast-rising name still building its momentum and clearly catching on with parents.
The name's appeal is its bright, lucky, and unmistakably natural charm — wholesome and whimsical at once, with a built-in note of good fortune. It suits parents drawn to vintage botanical names that carry a playful, hopeful spirit, offering a slightly more unexpected choice than the more established floral favorites it sits beside.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Clover
US Popularity History (2021–2025)
Annual US births named Clover by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 578 girls named Clover (girl rank #517 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Clover Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Clover the strongest states are Idaho, Oregon, Utah.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho | #368 | 16 |
| 2 | Oregon | #375 | 80 |
| 3 | Utah | #492 | 37 |
| 4 | Arkansas | #512 | 18 |
| 5 | Alabama | #551 | 32 |
| 6 | Tennessee | #572 | 70 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | #574 | 40 |
| 8 | North Carolina | #579 | 71 |
| 9 | Missouri | #587 | 56 |
| 10 | Washington | #622 | 92 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | #863 | 16 |
| 2 | Texas | #839 | 116 |
| 3 | Florida | #800 | 101 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | #754 | 69 |
| 5 | Arizona | #747 | 44 |
| 6 | Ohio | #694 | 106 |
| 7 | Kentucky | #691 | 17 |
| 8 | Minnesota | #686 | 25 |
| 9 | Virginia | #669 | 50 |
| 10 | Michigan | #668 | 76 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Clover in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Clover to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Clover against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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