Boys' name · since 1915

Cletes

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Cletes, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,601 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade

16 boys have been named Cletes since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Cletes recorded 16 times among boys since 1915, 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 1915 to 1926.

  • #30,601 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cletes ranks #30,601 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#30,601 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cletes's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% 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.

Cletes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Cletes's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Cletes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1926

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 191519201926 5

Cletes by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).

1920s was Cletes's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Cletes births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cletes? ▼
16 babies have been named Cletes since 1915. All-time, it sits at #30,601 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1915 with 6 births.
Where does Cletes sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cletes ranks #30,601 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 Cletes most popular? ▼
Cletes was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Cletes been used? ▼
Cletes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 12 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Cletes? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Cletes

Nearby Names Like Cletes

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

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

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Bunyon
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Chatman
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Crawley
16 births · Peak 1918
Lurie
16 births · Peak 1953

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cletes: 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, 1915–1926 (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 Cletes 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.