Boys' name · since 1916

Clesson

Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 55 babies named Clesson, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#21,486 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1916
1910s
peak decade

Clesson is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 55 have been recorded since 1916.

Clesson has 55 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 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1941.

  • #21,486 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 55 born since 1916
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clesson ranks #21,486 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1916, peaking in the 1910s.

#21,486 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1916
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Clesson's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Clesson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Clesson splits its recorded history at 1927: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Clesson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1941

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1918)
10
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
4681012 19161918191919251927192819301941 5

Clesson by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (23 births, 42% of the file).

1910s was Clesson's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Clesson births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 23 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clesson? ▼
Clesson has been given to 55 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,486 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1941. 10 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
Where does Clesson sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clesson ranks #21,486 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Clesson most popular? ▼
Clesson was most popular in the 1910s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Clesson been used? ▼
Records for Clesson go back to 1916, giving 26 years of history through 1941.
What names are similar to Clesson? ▼
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.

What to do with Clesson's data

  • Clesson's decade-level peak was the 1910s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.

Keep exploring Clesson

Nearby Names Like Clesson

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Clesson

Cleveland Boy
#7197 21,945 births
Clement Boy
#2259 14,167 births
Cleo Boy
#5213 11,527 births
Cletus Boy
#8260 7,437 births
Cleve Boy
4,506 births

Compare Clesson side by side: Clesson vs Cleveland Clesson vs Clement Clesson vs Cleo

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Tokio
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Bjarne
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Alvern
55 births · Peak 1934
Hurchel
55 births · Peak 1936
Hollice
55 births · Peak 1917

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Clesson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1916–1941 (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 Clesson 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.