Cletus vs Cleo

Side-by-side comparison of Cletus and Cleo — 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

Cleo

Girl name · Rank #603

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Cletus Cleo
Current Rank #10920 #603
Total Births (all years) 7,426 33,044
Peak Year 1922 1920
Peak Year Births 233 1,049
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cletus Cleo
1880ss 10 358
1890ss 80 1,153
1900ss 185 2,441
1910ss 1,190 7,368
1920ss 1,902 8,218
1930ss 1,303 4,183
1940ss 878 2,239
1950ss 661 1,321
1960ss 536 578
1970ss 251 331
1980ss 189 309
1990ss 85 471
2000ss 63 610
2010ss 61 1,378
2020ss 32 2,086

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cletus Cleo
2014 7 100
2015 8 119
2016 6 144
2017 6 153
2018 7 222
2019 6 270
2020 8 303
2021 9 355
2022 9 445
2023 — 488
2024 6 495

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, 1886–2024.

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