Recorded 1923–1923 Unisex name Peak 1923 7 births

Clellie — unisex name

7 babies named Clellie in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s7
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Clellie was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

7 babies were named Clellie in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clellie

The Social Security Administration has registered 7 babies named Clellie between 1923 and 1923, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clellie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Clellie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1915.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clellie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clellie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clellie 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 7 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.

Clellie at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

7

Since 1923

1 years of records

Peak year

1923

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1923

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1923

Clellie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1923

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1923)
7
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
7 1923 7

Clellie popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1915 (Clellie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1915 5

Clellie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
7 births that decade — 100% of Clellie's all-time total
1920s7

Clellie by state

Where Clellie concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clellie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 85.7%
North Carolina share of Clellie's total US births 85.7%

6 of 7 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clellie?
7 babies have been named Clellie since 1923. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1923 with 7 births.
When was Clellie most popular?
Clellie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Clellie most popular?
The top states for the name Clellie are North Carolina (6 births).
Is Clellie a unisex name?
Yes, Clellie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 7 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Clellie been used?
Clellie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 1 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Clellie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleo, Clementine, Cleta, Clemmie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1923–1923 (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.