Recorded 1915–1987 Boys' name Peak 1954 103 births

Clee — boys' name

103 babies named Clee in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s201930s161940s151950s241960s51980s6
1950s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Clee was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

10 babies were named Clee in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clee

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Clee between 1915 and 1987, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clee currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clee performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Clee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clee 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 103 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.

Clee at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

103

Since 1915

73 years of records

Peak year

1954

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1915

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 1987

Clee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1915

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1954)
10
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
4681012 1987195219461937192519161915 6

Clee by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
24 births that decade — 23% of Clee's all-time total
1910s171920s201930s161940s151950s241960s51980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clee?
103 babies have been named Clee since 1915. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1954 with 10 births.
When was Clee most popular?
Clee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Clee been used?
Clee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 73 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Clee?
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, 1915–1987 (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.