Boys' name · since 1906
Cleophas
Cleophas has 960 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,268 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 960
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
960 boys have been named Cleophas since 1906, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cleophas has 960 recorded births among boys since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 1987.
- #5,268 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 960 born since 1906
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleophas ranks #5,268 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 960 born since 1906, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,268 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 960
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleophas's 960 recorded births place it above 88.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Cleophas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cleophas's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1906, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cleophas popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1987
- Peak year (1923)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Cleophas popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 1904 (Cleophas as girls' name)
Cleophas by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (215 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Cleophas's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Cleophas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
128 births
- 1920s
1920s
215 births
- 1930s
1930s
172 births
- 1940s
1940s
149 births
- 1950s
1950s
124 births
- 1960s 79
1960s
79 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 215 births (22% of all-time use).
How Cleophas 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 Cleophas's total volume
Cleophas by state
Where Cleophas concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 32 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
32 of 960 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Cleophas's data
- Cleophas's decade-level peak was the 1920s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Cleophass (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Cleophas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1906–1987 (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 Cleophas 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.