Cleveland vs Cletus

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

Name A

Cleveland

Boy name · Rank #6446

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Name B

Cletus

Boy name · Rank #10920

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1880–2024.

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