The first name Clotilda
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A Latinate form of the French Clotilde, of Germanic origin (Proto-Germanic *Hlūdahildiz).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Clotilda at birth, 1880–2025
In 1961, 5 girls born in the United States were named Clotilda, the 6,726th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 24 were.
497
babies named Clotilda since 1880
#6,726
rank in 1961
1916
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Clotilda in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Clotilde
French, also Clothilde
Klotild
Hungarian
Clotilde
Italian
Clotilde
Portuguese
Clotilde
Spanish, also Clotilda
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Clothilda
Questions
- What does the name Clotilda mean?
- A Latinate form of the French Clotilde, of Germanic origin (Proto-Germanic *Hlūdahildiz).
- Is Clotilda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 497 US babies named Clotilda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Clotilda most popular?
- 1916 in the United States, when 24 babies were named Clotilda, its highest rank at 1,543rd.
- What are other spellings of Clotilda?
- Clothilda.