Recorded 1978–2013 Boys' name Peak 2013 22 births

Cleason — boys' name

22 babies named Cleason in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s52000s52010s7
2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Cleason was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cleason in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cleason

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Cleason between 1978 and 2013, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cleason currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cleason performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cleason shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cleason in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cleason in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cleason at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

22

Since 1978

36 years of records

Peak year

2013

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1978

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2013

Cleason popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1978

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2013)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Cleason by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
7 births that decade — 32% of Cleason's all-time total
1970s51990s52000s52010s7

Cleason by state

Where Cleason concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cleason
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 22.7%
Pennsylvania share of Cleason's total US births 22.7%

5 of 22 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cleason?
22 babies have been named Cleason since 1978. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2013 with 7 births.
When was Cleason most popular?
Cleason was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Cleason most popular?
The top states for the name Cleason are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Cleason been used?
Cleason has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 36 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Cleason?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleveland, Clement, Cleo, Cletus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.