Cleaven — boys' name

What the Data Says About Cleaven

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Cleaven between 1919 and 1988, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cleaven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cleaven performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cleaven shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cleaven 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 143 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.