Cleve vs Cleveland

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

Name A

Cleve

Boy name

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Name B

Cleveland

Boy name · Rank #6471

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Metric Cleve Cleveland
Current Rank Unranked #6471
Total Births (all years) 4,506 21,945
Peak Year 1951 1947
Peak Year Births 83 360
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cleve Cleveland
1880s 295 702
1890s 219 524
1900s 171 553
1910s 484 2,219
1920s 568 3,183
1930s 497 2,480
1940s 553 2,970
1950s 682 3,069
1960s 400 2,055
1970s 294 1,498
1980s 185 1,107
1990s 104 743
2000s 44 474
2010s 10 280
2020s - 88

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cleve Cleveland
2014 - 26
2015 - 25
2016 - 23
2017 - 28
2018 - 23
2019 - 21
2020 - 20
2021 - 21
2022 - 12
2023 - 11
2024 - 13
2025 - 11

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, 1882–2013.

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