Boys' name · since 1978
Cleason
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Cleason, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cleason is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleason has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2013.
- #28,096 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleason ranks #28,096 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cleason's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Cleason's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cleason's full recorded timeline at 2001, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cleason popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2013
- Peak year (2013)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Cleason by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Cleason's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Cleason births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7 births (32% of all-time use).
Cleason by state
Where Cleason concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 22.7% |
5 of 22 births nationwide.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Cleasons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cleason: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cleason draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.