Cletus vs Olivia

Side-by-side comparison of Cletus and Olivia — 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

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Cletus Olivia
Current Rank #10920 #1
Total Births (all years) 7,426 553,664
Peak Year 1922 2014
Peak Year Births 233 19,836
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cletus Olivia
1880ss 10 618
1890ss 80 1,099
1900ss 185 1,575
1910ss 1,190 3,545
1920ss 1,902 4,982
1930ss 1,303 3,922
1940ss 878 7,201
1950ss 661 6,100
1960ss 536 4,015
1970ss 251 7,849
1980ss 189 14,061
1990ss 85 75,913
2000ss 63 156,048
2010ss 61 184,528
2020ss 32 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cletus Olivia
2014 7 19,836
2015 8 19,726
2016 6 19,409
2017 6 18,777
2018 7 18,055
2019 6 18,569
2020 8 17,682
2021 9 17,841
2022 9 16,654
2023 — 15,313
2024 6 14,718

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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