Unisex name · since 1907
Cleatus
894 babies named Cleatus in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,521 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 894
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleatus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 894 have been recorded since 1907.
Social Security Administration records show Cleatus recorded 894 times among boys since 1907, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1977.
- #5,521 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 894 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleatus ranks #5,521 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 894 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,521 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 894
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleatus's 894 recorded births place it above 87.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
Cleatus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cleatus splits its recorded history at 1942: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cleatus popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1977
- Peak year (1924)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Cleatus popularity over time - girls
71 total births recorded since 1916 (Cleatus as girls' name)
Cleatus by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (223 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Cleatus's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Cleatus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
141 births
- 1920s
1920s
223 births
- 1930s
1930s
168 births
- 1940s
1940s
133 births
- 1950s
1950s
115 births
- 1960s 71
1960s
71 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 223 births (25% of all-time use).
How Cleatus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cleatus's total volume
Cleatus by state
Where Cleatus concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.6% |
11 of 894 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Cleatus's data
- Cleatus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Cleatuss (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma 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 Cleatus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1907–1977 (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 Cleatus 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.