Clois
Superman and Lois Lane are a fictional couple. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, both characters, including Superman's alter ego Clark Kent, first appeared in DC Comics' Action Comics #1 in 1938. They have remained in a complicated relationship ever since.
Meaning & Origin of Clois
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Superman and Lois Lane are a fictional couple. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, both characters, including Superman's alter ego Clark Kent, first appeared in DC Comics' Action Comics #1 in 1938. They have remained in a complicated relationship ever since.
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The Story of Clois
As a girl name
Clois first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 16 Cloiss were born — ranking #2,100 that year. As of 2026, Clois ranks #4,673 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 271 Cloiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Clois first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1930, when 35 Cloiss were born — ranking #1,190 that year. As of 2026, Clois ranks #5,464 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 725 Cloiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Clois
Clois is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 725 births in the dataset. Clois's peak popularity came in 1930 when it ranked #1,190. Use the chart and map above to compare Clois's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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