Recorded 1920–1935 Boys' name Peak 1920 19 births

Clenon — boys' name

19 babies named Clenon in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71930s12
1930s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Clenon was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

7 babies were named Clenon in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clenon

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Clenon between 1920 and 1935, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clenon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clenon performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Clenon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clenon 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 19 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.

Clenon at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

19

Since 1920

16 years of records

Peak year

1920

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1920

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1935

Clenon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1920

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193519301920 7

Clenon by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
12 births that decade — 63% of Clenon's all-time total
1920s71930s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clenon?
19 babies have been named Clenon since 1920. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Clenon most popular?
Clenon was most popular in the 1930s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Clenon been used?
Clenon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 16 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Clenon?
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, 1920–1935 (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.