Boys' name · since 1918
Clellan
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Clellan, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clellan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 58 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clellan has been recorded 58 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1954.
- #21,088 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clellan ranks #21,088 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clellan's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Clellan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clellan's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clellan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1954
- Peak year (1918)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Clellan by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (22 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Clellan's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Clellan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1930s
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Clellan's decade-level peak was the 1920s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clellan: 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 (~36 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, 1918–1954 (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 Clellan 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.