Recorded 1915–1986 Boys' name Peak 1970 199 births

Clent — boys' name

199 babies named Clent in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s331930s351940s121950s231960s341970s241980s17
1930s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Clent was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

11 babies were named Clent in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clent

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Clent between 1915 and 1986, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clent currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clent performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Clent shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clent 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 199 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.

Clent at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

199

Since 1915

72 years of records

Peak year

1970

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1915

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1986

Clent popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1915

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1970)
11
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
4681012 198619741962195719391932192519181915 6

Clent by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
35 births that decade — 18% of Clent's all-time total
1910s211920s331930s351940s121950s231960s341970s241980s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clent?
199 babies have been named Clent since 1915. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1970 with 11 births.
When was Clent most popular?
Clent was most popular in the 1930s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Clent been used?
Clent has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 72 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Clent?
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, 1915–1986 (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.