Recorded 1921–2007 Boys' name Peak 1973 241 births

Cleavon — boys' name

241 babies named Cleavon in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s91940s51950s61970s1341980s501990s172000s15
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Cleavon was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

37 babies were named Cleavon in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cleavon

The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Cleavon between 1921 and 2007, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cleavon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cleavon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cleavon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cleavon 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 241 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.

Cleavon at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

241

Since 1921

87 years of records

Peak year

1973

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1921

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2007

Cleavon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1921

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1973)
37
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
010203040 20071994198519811977197319421921 5

Cleavon by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
134 births that decade — 56% of Cleavon's all-time total
1920s51930s91940s51950s61970s1341980s501990s172000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cleavon?
241 babies have been named Cleavon since 1921. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1973 with 37 births.
When was Cleavon most popular?
Cleavon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Cleavon been used?
Cleavon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 87 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Cleavon?
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, 1921–2007 (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.