Boys' name · since 1914
Cleland
246 babies named Cleland in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 246
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleland is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 246 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Cleland recorded 246 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1956.
- #11,757 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 246 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleland ranks #11,757 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 246 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 246
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleland's 246 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Cleland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cleland's full recorded timeline at 1928, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cleland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1956
- Peak year (1918)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Cleland by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (90 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Cleland's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Cleland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
72 births
- 1920s
1920s
90 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 90 births (37% of all-time use).
Cleland by state
Where Cleland concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 246 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cleland's data
- Cleland's decade-level peak was the 1920s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Clelands (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cleland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1914–1956 (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 Cleland 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.