Boys' name · since 1912
Cleaveland
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.
- #23,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
43 boys have been named Cleaveland since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleaveland has been recorded 43 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1951.
- #23,162 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 43 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleaveland ranks #23,162 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #23,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Cleaveland's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cleaveland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cleaveland's full recorded timeline at 1921, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cleaveland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1951
- Peak year (1930)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Cleaveland by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (18 births, 42% of the file).
1910s was Cleaveland's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Cleaveland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
8 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 18 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cleaveland's data
- Cleaveland's decade-level peak was the 1910s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cleaveland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1912–1951 (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 Cleaveland 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.