Boys' name · since 1915
Cleston
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 208 babies named Cleston, peaking in 1931. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,707 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 208
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
208 boys have been named Cleston since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cleston recorded 208 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1969.
- #12,707 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 208 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleston ranks #12,707 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,707 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 208
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Cleston's 208 recorded births place it above 72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cleston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cleston's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cleston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1969
- Peak year (1931)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Cleston by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (70 births, 34% of the file).
1930s was Cleston's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Cleston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
29 births
- 1920s
1920s
69 births
- 1930s
1930s
70 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 70 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cleston's data
- Cleston's decade-level peak was the 1930s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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 Cleston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
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, 1915–1969 (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 Cleston 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.