Cleave vs Clement

Side-by-side comparison of Cleave and Clement — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cleave

Boy name

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Name B

Clement

Boy name · Rank #2255

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Metric Cleave Clement
Current Rank Unranked #2255
Total Births (all years) 403 14,103
Peak Year 1920 1918
Peak Year Births 18 344
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cleave Clement
1880ss 17 242
1890ss 24 317
1900ss 15 442
1910ss 77 2,332
1920ss 107 2,842
1930ss 63 1,845
1940ss 33 1,562
1950ss 57 1,283
1960ss 5 792
1970ss 5 498
1980ss — 440
1990ss — 392
2000ss — 390
2010ss — 442
2020ss — 284

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cleave Clement
2014 — 43
2015 — 44
2016 — 52
2017 — 56
2018 — 43
2019 — 49
2020 — 49
2021 — 60
2022 — 55
2023 — 57
2024 — 63

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1885–1972.

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