Recorded 1916–1941 Boys' name Peak 1918 55 births

Clesson — boys' name

55 babies named Clesson in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s221930s51940s5
1910s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Clesson was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

10 babies were named Clesson in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clesson

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Clesson between 1916 and 1941, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clesson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clesson performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Clesson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clesson 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 55 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.

Clesson at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

55

Since 1916

26 years of records

Peak year

1918

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1916

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1941

Clesson popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1918)
10
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 19411930192819271925191919181916 5

Clesson by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
23 births that decade — 42% of Clesson's all-time total
1910s231920s221930s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clesson?
55 babies have been named Clesson since 1916. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1918 with 10 births.
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?
Clesson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 26 years of data 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.

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, 1916–1941 (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.