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 #2255

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Name B

Cletus

Boy name · Rank #10920

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Metric Clement Cletus
Current Rank #2255 #10920
Total Births (all years) 14,103 7,426
Peak Year 1918 1922
Peak Year Births 344 233
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Clement Cletus
1880ss 242 10
1890ss 317 80
1900ss 442 185
1910ss 2,332 1,190
1920ss 2,842 1,902
1930ss 1,845 1,303
1940ss 1,562 878
1950ss 1,283 661
1960ss 792 536
1970ss 498 251
1980ss 440 189
1990ss 392 85
2000ss 390 63
2010ss 442 61
2020ss 284 32

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 9
2022 55 9
2023 57 —
2024 63 6

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, 1880–2024.

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