Boys' name · since 1915

Clent

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.

#12,967 of 45,481
all-time among boys
199
born since 1915
1930s
peak decade

Clent is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 199 have been recorded since 1915.

Clent has 199 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1986.

  • #12,967 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 199 born since 1915
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clent ranks #12,967 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 199 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.

#12,967 of 45,481
all-time among boys
199
born since 1915
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Clent's 199 recorded births place it above 71.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Clent's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Clent's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Clent popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1970)
11
Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
4681012 191519221929193619481960196819821986 6

Clent by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (35 births, 18% of the file).

1930s was Clent's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Clent births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 35 births (18% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clent? ▼
199 babies have been named Clent since 1915. All-time, it sits at #12,967 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1970 with 11 births.
Where does Clent sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clent ranks #12,967 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Clent since 1915 -- 72 years through the most recent 1986 data.
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.

What to do with Clent's data

  • Clent's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 1980s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Clent

Nearby Names Like Clent

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Clent

Cleveland Boy
#7197 21,945 births
Clement Boy
#2259 14,167 births
Cleo Boy
#5213 11,527 births
Cletus Boy
#8260 7,437 births
Cleve Boy
4,506 births

Compare Clent side by side: Clent vs Cleveland Clent vs Clement Clent vs Cleo

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Clent: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1986 (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 Clent 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.