| Clovis | Rolf | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Famous in battle | famous wolf |
| Origin | germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | KLOH-vis | ROLF |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1917 (84) | 1960 (96) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Clovis | Rolf |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 81 | 25 |
| 2010s | 89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58 | 19 |
| 1990s | 51 | 75 |
| 1980s | 98 | 89 |
| 1970s | 127 | 234 |
| 1960s | 163 | 662 |
| 1950s | 270 | 663 |
| 1940s | 359 | 434 |
| 1930s | 492 | 419 |
| 1920s | 653 | 297 |
| 1910s | 511 | 176 |
| 1900s | 76 | 0 |
| 1890s | 50 | 0 |
| 1880s | 14 | 0 |
The early Frankish form (Chlodovech) of the name that became Louis, from 'hlod' (fame) and 'wig' (war, battle). Borne by Clovis I, first king of the Franks.
Contracted form of the Germanic/Old Norse Hrodwulf (Hrolfr), from 'hrod' ('fame') and 'wulf/ulfr' ('wolf'), meaning 'famous wolf'. Shares its root with Rudolph and Raoul.
Clovis and Rolf are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Clovis means Famous in battle (germanic origin), while Rolf means famous wolf (germanic origin).
In US records, Clovis first appears in 0 and Rolf in 0, so Clovis has the longer recorded history.