Boys' name · since 1904
Cleophus
Cleophus has 2,023 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,279 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,023
- born since 1904
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cleophus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,023 have been recorded since 1904.
Cleophus has 2,023 recorded births among boys since 1904, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2007.
- #3,279 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,023 born since 1904
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleophus ranks #3,279 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,023 born since 1904, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,279 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,023
- born since 1904
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cleophus's 2,023 recorded births place it above 92.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Cleophus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cleophus splits its recorded history at 1955: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cleophus popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2007
- Peak year (1947)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Cleophus popularity over time - girls
19 total births recorded since 1917 (Cleophus as girls' name)
Cleophus by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (356 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Cleophus's strongest decade.
356 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Cleophus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s 126
1910s
126 births
- 1920s
1920s
287 births
- 1930s
1930s
297 births
- 1940s
1940s
317 births
- 1950s
1950s
356 births
- 1960s
1960s
247 births
- 1970s
1970s
170 births
- 1980s 122
1980s
122 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 356 births (18% of all-time use).
How Cleophus 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 Cleophus's total volume
Cleophus by state
Where Cleophus concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 350 | 17.3% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 83 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 46 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 31 | 1.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 24 | 1.2% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.2% |
350 of 2,023 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Cleophus appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cleophus's data
- Cleophus's decade-level peak was the 1950s (356 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Cleophuss (350 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 Cleophus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1904–2007 (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 Cleophus 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.