Recorded 1915–1969 Boys' name Peak 1931 208 births

Cleston — boys' name

208 babies named Cleston in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s291920s691930s701940s221950s81960s10
1930s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Cleston was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

15 babies were named Cleston in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cleston

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Cleston between 1915 and 1969, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cleston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cleston performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cleston shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cleston 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 208 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.

Cleston at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

208

Since 1915

55 years of records

Peak year

1931

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1915

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1969

Cleston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1915

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1931)
15
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
05101520 19691946193619321926192219181915 7

Cleston by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
70 births that decade — 34% of Cleston's all-time total
1910s291920s691930s701940s221950s81960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cleston?
208 babies have been named Cleston since 1915. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1931 with 15 births.
When was Cleston most popular?
Cleston was most popular in the 1930s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Cleston been used?
Cleston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 55 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Cleston?
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, 1915–1969 (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.