Cletus vs Cleveland

Side-by-side comparison of Cletus and Cleveland — 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

Cleveland

Boy name · Rank #6446

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Metric Cletus Cleveland
Current Rank #10920 #6446
Total Births (all years) 7,426 21,934
Peak Year 1922 1947
Peak Year Births 233 360
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cletus Cleveland
1880ss 10 702
1890ss 80 524
1900ss 185 553
1910ss 1,190 2,219
1920ss 1,902 3,183
1930ss 1,303 2,480
1940ss 878 2,970
1950ss 661 3,069
1960ss 536 2,055
1970ss 251 1,498
1980ss 189 1,107
1990ss 85 743
2000ss 63 474
2010ss 61 280
2020ss 32 77

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cletus Cleveland
2014 7 26
2015 8 25
2016 6 23
2017 6 28
2018 7 23
2019 6 21
2020 8 20
2021 9 21
2022 9 12
2023 — 11
2024 6 13

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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