Clete vs Cleo

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

Name A

Clete

Boy name

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Name B

Cleo

Girl name · Rank #603

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Metric Clete Cleo
Current Rank Unranked #603
Total Births (all years) 281 33,044
Peak Year 1965 1920
Peak Year Births 18 1,049
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1948 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clete Cleo
1880ss — 358
1890ss — 1,153
1900ss — 2,441
1910ss — 7,368
1920ss — 8,218
1930ss — 4,183
1940ss 6 2,239
1950ss 44 1,321
1960ss 96 578
1970ss 67 331
1980ss 27 309
1990ss — 471
2000ss 21 610
2010ss 20 1,378
2020ss — 2,086

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clete Cleo
2014 7 100
2015 — 119
2016 — 144
2017 6 153
2018 — 222
2019 — 270
2020 — 303
2021 — 355
2022 — 445
2023 — 488
2024 — 495

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, 1948–2017.

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