Recorded 1928–1963 Boys' name Peak 1958 60 births

Clendon — boys' name

60 babies named Clendon in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61940s51950s321960s17
1950s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Clendon was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

13 babies were named Clendon in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clendon

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Clendon between 1928 and 1963, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clendon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clendon performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Clendon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clendon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clendon 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 60 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.

Clendon at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

60

Since 1928

36 years of records

Peak year

1958

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1928

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1963

Clendon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1928

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1958)
13
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 196319621961195919581957195619481928 6

Clendon by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
32 births that decade — 53% of Clendon's all-time total
1920s61940s51950s321960s17

Clendon by state

Where Clendon concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clendon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
11 18.3%
Oklahoma share of Clendon's total US births 18.3%

11 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clendon?
60 babies have been named Clendon since 1928. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1958 with 13 births.
When was Clendon most popular?
Clendon was most popular in the 1950s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Clendon most popular?
The top states for the name Clendon are Oklahoma (11 births).
How long has the name Clendon been used?
Clendon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 36 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Clendon?
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, 1928–1963 (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.