Girls' name · since 1888
Cleda
Cleda has 1,392 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,990 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,392
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,392 girls have been named Cleda since 1888, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cleda has 1,392 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1965.
- #5,990 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,392 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleda ranks #5,990 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,392 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,990 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,392
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleda's 1,392 recorded births place it above 91.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
Cleda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cleda splits its recorded history at 1928: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cleda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1965
- Peak year (1917)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Cleda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (368 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Cleda's strongest decade.
368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Cleda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 39
1890s
39 births
- 1900s 116
1900s
116 births
- 1910s
1910s
308 births
- 1920s
1920s
368 births
- 1930s
1930s
285 births
- 1940s
1940s
162 births
- 1950s 82
1950s
82 births
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 368 births (26% of all-time use).
How Cleda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cleda's total volume
Cleda by state
Where Cleda concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 177 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 54 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 40 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
177 of 1,392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Cleda appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cleda's data
- Cleda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (368 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Cledas (177 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cleda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1888–1965 (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 Cleda 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.