Unisex name · since 1922
Cleaster
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 110 babies named Cleaster, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cleaster sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 110 recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleaster has been recorded 110 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1958.
- #26,046 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 110 born since 1922
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleaster ranks #26,046 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1922, peaking in the 1950s.
- #26,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cleaster's 110 recorded births place it above 63.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cleaster's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cleaster splits its recorded history at 1945: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cleaster popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1958
- Peak year (1950)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Cleaster popularity over time - boys
27 total births recorded since 1925 (Cleaster as boys' name)
Cleaster by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (44 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Cleaster's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cleaster births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s
1950s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 44 births (40% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cleaster: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1922–1958 (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 Cleaster 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.