Cletus vs Clement

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

Name A

Cletus

Boy name · Rank #10920

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Name B

Clement

Boy name · Rank #2255

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cletus Clement
2014 7 43
2015 8 44
2016 6 52
2017 6 56
2018 7 43
2019 6 49
2020 8 49
2021 9 60
2022 9 55
2023 — 57
2024 6 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, 1886–2024.

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