Unisex name · since 1884
Cleon
3,000 babies named Cleon in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,735 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,000
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleon currently ranks #9735 among unisex names in America, with 3,000 babies recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleon has been recorded 3,000 times among boys since 1884, currently ranked #9735 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #2,536 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,735 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,000 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleon ranks #2,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,735 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,000 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,735 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,000
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleon's 3,000 recorded births place it above 94.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Cleon compares
3,000 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cleon's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cleon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,000 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cleon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cleon's full recorded timeline at 1958, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cleon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Cleon popularity over time - girls
189 total births recorded since 1905 (Cleon as girls' name)
Cleon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (565 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Cleon's strongest decade.
565 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Cleon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 59
1900s
59 births
- 1910s
1910s
342 births
- 1920s
1920s
565 births
- 1930s
1930s
450 births
- 1940s
1940s
311 births
- 1950s
1950s
257 births
- 1960s 225
1960s
225 births
- 1970s
1970s
323 births
- 1980s 134
1980s
134 births
- 1990s 123
1990s
123 births
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 62
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 565 births (19% of all-time use).
How Cleon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cleon's total volume
Cleon by state
Where Cleon concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 97 | 3.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 94 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 49 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 43 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 24 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.3% |
97 of 3,000 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Cleon appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cleon's data
- Cleon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (565 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Cleons (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cleon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~141 yrs)
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, 1884–2025 (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 Cleon 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.