Recorded 1912–1951 Boys' name Peak 1930 43 births

Cleaveland — boys' name

43 babies named Cleaveland in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s121930s81950s5
1910s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Cleaveland was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cleaveland in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cleaveland

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Cleaveland between 1912 and 1951, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cleaveland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cleaveland performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cleaveland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cleaveland 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 43 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.

Cleaveland at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

43

Since 1912

40 years of records

Peak year

1930

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1912

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1951

Cleaveland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1912

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1930)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
456789 1951193019221921191819141912 5

Cleaveland by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
18 births that decade — 42% of Cleaveland's all-time total
1910s181920s121930s81950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cleaveland?
43 babies have been named Cleaveland since 1912. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1930 with 8 births.
When was Cleaveland most popular?
Cleaveland was most popular in the 1910s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Cleaveland been used?
Cleaveland has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 40 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Cleaveland?
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, 1912–1951 (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.