Unisex name · since 1913
Clester
Clester has 158 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 158
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
158 boys have been named Clester since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Clester recorded 158 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1913 to 1967.
- #14,405 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 158 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clester ranks #14,405 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 158 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 158
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clester's 158 recorded births place it above 68.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Clester's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clester's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clester popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1967
- Peak year (1920)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Clester popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 1924 (Clester as girls' name)
Clester by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (57 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Clester's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Clester births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
36 births
- 1920s
1920s
57 births
- 1930s
1930s
43 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 57 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Clester's data
- Clester's decade-level peak was the 1920s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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 Clester: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1913–1967 (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 Clester 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.