| Cinder | Clover | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Ash and ember of fire | The clover plant |
| Origin | english | English |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | SIN-dər | KLOH-ver |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1897 |
| Peak year | 2019 (8) | 2025 (578) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 578 |
| Trend | Steady | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Cinder | Clover |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 16 | 2,432 |
| 2010s | 14 | 1,611 |
| 2000s | 0 | 579 |
| 1990s | 6 | 81 |
| 1980s | 5 | 83 |
| 1970s | 0 | 197 |
| 1960s | 6 | 67 |
| 1950s | 22 | 106 |
| 1940s | 0 | 80 |
| 1930s | 0 | 74 |
| 1920s | 0 | 137 |
| 1910s | 0 | 143 |
| 1900s | 0 | 45 |
| 1890s | 0 | 5 |
Modern English word name from 'cinder', the partly-burned residue left by a fire. A rare, directly fire-derived coinage rather than a historically established given name.
Clover is an English nature name from the lucky three-leafed plant.
Clover is more popular than Cinder today: about 578 US babies were given the name Clover in 2025, compared with 0 named Cinder.
Cinder means Ash and ember of fire (english origin), while Clover means The clover plant (English origin).
In US records, Cinder first appears in 0 and Clover in 1897, so Cinder has the longer recorded history.