| Wolf | Clovis | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | wolf | Famous in battle |
| Origin | germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | WUULF | KLOH-vis |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2021 (107) | 1917 (84) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Wolf | Clovis |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 553 | 81 |
| 2010s | 555 | 89 |
| 2000s | 204 | 58 |
| 1990s | 127 | 51 |
| 1980s | 48 | 98 |
| 1970s | 64 | 127 |
| 1960s | 42 | 163 |
| 1950s | 60 | 270 |
| 1940s | 0 | 359 |
| 1930s | 0 | 492 |
| 1920s | 0 | 653 |
| 1910s | 5 | 511 |
| 1900s | 0 | 76 |
| 1890s | 0 | 50 |
| 1880s | 0 | 14 |
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.
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.
Wolf and Clovis are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Wolf means wolf (germanic origin), while Clovis means Famous in battle (germanic origin).
In US records, Wolf first appears in 0 and Clovis in 0, so Wolf has the longer recorded history.