Boys' name · since 1921
Cleavon
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 241 babies named Cleavon, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 241
- born since 1921
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cleavon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 241 have been recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleavon has been recorded 241 times among boys since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2007.
- #11,874 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 241 born since 1921
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleavon ranks #11,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 241 born since 1921, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 241
- born since 1921
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cleavon's 241 recorded births place it above 73.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cleavon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cleavon's full recorded timeline at 1980, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cleavon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2007
- Peak year (1973)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Cleavon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (134 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Cleavon's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Cleavon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 9
1930s
9 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
134 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 134 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cleavon's data
- Cleavon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2000s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Cleavon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1921–2007 (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 Cleavon 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.