Clement vs Cletus

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

Name A

Clement

Boy name · Rank #2211

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Name B

Cletus

Boy name · Rank #10969

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Metric Clement Cletus
Current Rank #2211 #10969
Total Births (all years) 14,167 7,437
Peak Year 1918 1922
Peak Year Births 344 233
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Clement Cletus
1880s 242 10
1890s 317 80
1900s 442 185
1910s 2,332 1,190
1920s 2,842 1,902
1930s 1,845 1,303
1940s 1,562 878
1950s 1,283 661
1960s 792 536
1970s 498 251
1980s 440 189
1990s 392 85
2000s 390 64
2010s 442 61
2020s 348 42

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clement Cletus
2014 43 7
2015 44 8
2016 52 6
2017 56 6
2018 43 7
2019 49 6
2020 49 8
2021 60 10
2022 55 9
2023 57 -
2024 65 6
2025 62 9

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, 1880–2025.

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