Boys' name · since 1916
Cleotis
319 babies named Cleotis in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 319
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cleotis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 319 recorded since 1916.
Cleotis has 319 recorded births among boys since 1916, 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 1916 to 1986.
- #10,239 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 319 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleotis ranks #10,239 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 319 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 319
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cleotis's 319 recorded births place it above 77.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Cleotis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cleotis's full recorded timeline at 1952, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cleotis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1986
- Peak year (1957)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Cleotis by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (89 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Cleotis's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Cleotis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s
1930s
53 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 89 births (28% of all-time use).
Cleotis by state
Where Cleotis concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 319 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cleotis's data
- Cleotis's decade-level peak was the 1950s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Cleotiss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cleotis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1916–1986 (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 Cleotis 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.