Recorded 1914–1946 Boys' name Peak 1922 124 births

Cleburn — boys' name

124 babies named Cleburn in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s351920s561930s201940s13
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Cleburn was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cleburn in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cleburn

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Cleburn between 1914 and 1946, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cleburn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cleburn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cleburn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cleburn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cleburn 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 124 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.

Cleburn at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

124

Since 1914

33 years of records

Peak year

1922

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1914

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1946

Cleburn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1914

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1922)
11
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 1946193419281924192019161914 7

Cleburn by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
56 births that decade — 45% of Cleburn's all-time total
1910s351920s561930s201940s13

Cleburn by state

Where Cleburn concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cleburn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 12.1%
Texas share of Cleburn's total US births 12.1%

15 of 124 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cleburn?
124 babies have been named Cleburn since 1914. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1922 with 11 births.
When was Cleburn most popular?
Cleburn was most popular in the 1920s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Cleburn most popular?
The top states for the name Cleburn are Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Cleburn been used?
Cleburn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 33 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Cleburn?
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, 1914–1946 (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.