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Clois
How to Pronounce Clois
Pronounced KLOYSS /ΛklΙΙͺs/Medium
Meaning: Clois is a rare vintage American name, most plausibly a variant of Clovis (Germanic Hlodovic, 'famous in battle', the source of Louis) or of Cloyd. Its exact route is uncertain; it patterns with the short, hard-C boys' names of the rural early 1900s.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Clois reads as a variant of Clovis or Cloyd, names of Germanic stock ('famous in battle'). It fits the early-twentieth-century Southern taste for short, sturdy boys' names, though its precise origin is genuinely uncertain.
It saw its faint high point around 1930 and had faded by the late 1970s. It was never common β only a few dozen boys a year at most.
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What does the name Clois mean?
Clois is a variant of Clovis or Cloyd, of Germanic roots meaning 'famous in battle'; its exact origin is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Clois?
It's said KLOYSS /ΛklΙΙͺs/ β one syllable.
Is Clois a boy or girl name?
Clois is used as a boy's name, a rare vintage form.
How popular is Clois?
Clois has always been very rare in the U.S., a vintage boys' name most seen in the early twentieth century.