Recorded 1922–1958 Unisex name Peak 1950 110 births

Cleaster — unisex name

110 babies named Cleaster in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s261930s101940s301950s44
1950s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Cleaster was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

14 babies were named Cleaster in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cleaster

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Cleaster between 1922 and 1958, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cleaster currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Cleaster is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 27 additional births since 1925.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cleaster performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cleaster shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cleaster 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 110 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.

Cleaster at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

110

Since 1922

37 years of records

Peak year

1950

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1922

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1958

Cleaster popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1922

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1950)
14
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
46810121416 1958195219491944193019231922 6

Cleaster popularity over time — boys

27 total births recorded since 1925 (Cleaster as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
4.555.566.577.5 19571948194619431925 5

Cleaster by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
44 births that decade — 40% of Cleaster's all-time total
1920s261930s101940s301950s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cleaster?
110 babies have been named Cleaster since 1922. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1950 with 14 births.
When was Cleaster most popular?
Cleaster was most popular in the 1950s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
Is Cleaster a unisex name?
Yes, Cleaster is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 110 births, and as a boy's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Cleaster been used?
Cleaster has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 37 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Cleaster?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleo, Clementine, Cleta, Clemmie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1922–1958 (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.