Boys' name · since 1921
Cledis
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 66 babies named Cledis, peaking in 1931. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 66
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
66 boys have been named Cledis since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cledis has 66 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1968.
- #20,195 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 66 born since 1921
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cledis ranks #20,195 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1921, peaking in the 1930s.
- #20,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 66
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Cledis's 66 recorded births place it above 55.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cledis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cledis's full recorded timeline at 1931, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cledis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1968
- Peak year (1931)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Cledis by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (34 births, 52% of the file).
1930s was Cledis's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Cledis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s
1930s
34 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 34 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Cledis's decade-level peak was the 1930s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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 Cledis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1921–1968 (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 Cledis 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.