| Clovis | Wolf | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Famous in battle | wolf |
| Origin | germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | KLOH-vis | WUULF |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1917 (84) | 2021 (107) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Clovis | Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 81 | 553 |
| 2010s | 89 | 555 |
| 2000s | 58 | 204 |
| 1990s | 51 | 127 |
| 1980s | 98 | 48 |
| 1970s | 127 | 64 |
| 1960s | 163 | 42 |
| 1950s | 270 | 60 |
| 1940s | 359 | 0 |
| 1930s | 492 | 0 |
| 1920s | 653 | 0 |
| 1910s | 511 | 5 |
| 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.
Directly from the Germanic element 'wolf' (Old High German/Old English wulf), meaning 'wolf'. It was the most common animal element in early Germanic names, often used as a short form of longer compounds such as Wolfgang or Wolfram.
Clovis and Wolf are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Clovis means Famous in battle (germanic origin), while Wolf means wolf (germanic origin).
In US records, Clovis first appears in 0 and Wolf in 0, so Clovis has the longer recorded history.