Recorded 1922–1942 Boys' name Peak 1922 15 births

Cledus — boys' name

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

1920s101940s5
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Cledus was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

5 babies were named Cledus in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cledus

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Cledus between 1922 and 1942, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cledus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cledus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cledus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cledus 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 15 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.

Cledus at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

15

Since 1922

21 years of records

Peak year

1922

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1922

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1942

Cledus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1922

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1922)
5
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
5 194219281922 5

Cledus by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 67% of Cledus's all-time total
1920s101940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cledus?
15 babies have been named Cledus since 1922. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1922 with 5 births.
When was Cledus most popular?
Cledus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Cledus been used?
Cledus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 21 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Cledus?
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, 1922–1942 (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.