The first name Clover
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 65 girls were named Clover, making it the 596th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Clover with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Clover at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 578 girls born in the United States were named Clover, the 517th most popular girls’ name that 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.
Famous people named Clover
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Clover MooreAustralian politician (born 1945)
- Clover MaitlandField hockey player, born 1972
Questions
- How popular is the name Clover?
- In 2025, 65 girls born in England and Wales were named Clover, ranking 596th.
- Is Clover a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 5,738 US babies named Clover since 1880 were girls.
- When was Clover most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 578 babies were named Clover, its highest rank at 517th.
- Is Clover also a surname?
- Yes. Clover is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.