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Why parents love Cloud- Cloud Strife IS gaming's most iconic protagonist.A cloud IS the most dramatically beautiful sky.One syllable with a soft, English sound: KLOWD.The meaning sky-formation IS naturally majestic.The most directly celestial-gaming name.
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The vibe of Cloud
water vapourhillOld EnglishcludCloudFinal FantasyStrifeiconicprotagonistdramaticsky
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Origin & history of Cloud
Old English clud (hill/mass)
→ Cloud
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ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Cloud Strife IS gaming's most iconic protagonist. A cloud IS the most dramatically beautiful sky.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English; Final Fantasy VII's Cloud (1997).
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Today
Cloud remains a beloved choice, ranking #3255 in the US. 736 babies have been named Cloud since 1913.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Cloud?
2020
peak year
Cloud first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1913. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2020, 50 babies received the name (ranked #2556). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3255), with roughly 40 babies named Cloud each year. Cloud has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 736 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
50
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,556)
(ranked #2,556)
40
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
400
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
736
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Cloud1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
Cloud's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — sky seeking. People named Cloud tend to be soft, dramatic, and gifted at being gaming's most iconic AND the most beautiful sky.
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Gaming's most iconic AND beautiful sky✦
Cloud-Strife◈
Final-Fantasy◎
Soft-dramatic♡
One-syllable celestialC3
L3
O6
U3
D4
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Cloud🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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