Recorded 1913–1934 Boys' name Peak 1919 116 births

Cleburne — boys' name

116 babies named Cleburne in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s511920s501930s15
1910s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Cleburne was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

13 babies were named Cleburne in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cleburne

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Cleburne between 1913 and 1934, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cleburne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cleburne performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cleburne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cleburne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cleburne 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 116 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.

Cleburne at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

116

Since 1913

22 years of records

Peak year

1919

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1913

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1934

Cleburne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1913

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1919)
13
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 1934192919261921191819151913 5

Cleburne by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
51 births that decade — 44% of Cleburne's all-time total
1910s511920s501930s15

Cleburne by state

Where Cleburne concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cleburne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
26 22.4%
Texas share of Cleburne's total US births 22.4%

26 of 116 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cleburne?
116 babies have been named Cleburne since 1913. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1919 with 13 births.
When was Cleburne most popular?
Cleburne was most popular in the 1910s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Cleburne most popular?
The top states for the name Cleburne are Texas (26 births).
How long has the name Cleburne been used?
Cleburne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 22 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Cleburne?
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, 1913–1934 (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.