| Clovis | Wolfram | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Famous in battle | wolf raven |
| Origin | germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | KLOH-vis | VOLF-rahm |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1917 (84) | 2017 (8) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Clovis | Wolfram |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 81 | 20 |
| 2010s | 89 | 28 |
| 2000s | 58 | 0 |
| 1990s | 51 | 0 |
| 1980s | 98 | 0 |
| 1970s | 127 | 10 |
| 1960s | 163 | 0 |
| 1950s | 270 | 0 |
| 1940s | 359 | 0 |
| 1930s | 492 | 0 |
| 1920s | 653 | 0 |
| 1910s | 511 | 0 |
| 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.
From the Germanic elements 'wolf' ('wolf') and 'hraban/hram' ('raven'), two animals important in Germanic mythology. Borne by the medieval poet Wolfram von Eschenbach.
Clovis and Wolfram are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Clovis means Famous in battle (germanic origin), while Wolfram means wolf raven (germanic origin).
In US records, Clovis first appears in 0 and Wolfram in 0, so Clovis has the longer recorded history.