Recorded 1919–1951 Boys' name Peak 1937 40 births

Cleophis — boys' name

40 babies named Cleophis in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s181940s61950s6
1930s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Cleophis was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cleophis in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cleophis

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Cleophis between 1919 and 1951, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cleophis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cleophis performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cleophis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cleophis 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 40 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.

Cleophis at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

40

Since 1919

33 years of records

Peak year

1937

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1919

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1951

Cleophis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1919

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1937)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Cleophis by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
18 births that decade — 45% of Cleophis's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s181940s61950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cleophis?
40 babies have been named Cleophis since 1919. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1937 with 8 births.
When was Cleophis most popular?
Cleophis was most popular in the 1930s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Cleophis been used?
Cleophis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 33 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Cleophis?
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, 1919–1951 (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.