Girls' name · since 1910
Cleota
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 312 babies named Cleota, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleota sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 312 recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Cleota recorded 312 times among girls since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1943.
- #15,560 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 312 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleota ranks #15,560 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 312 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleota's 312 recorded births place it above 78.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cleota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cleota's full recorded timeline at 1926, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cleota popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1943
- Peak year (1921)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Cleota by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (124 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Cleota's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cleota births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
96 births
- 1920s
1920s
124 births
- 1930s
1930s
69 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 124 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cleota's data
- Cleota's decade-level peak was the 1920s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cleota: 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 (~33 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, 1910–1943 (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 Cleota 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.