Girls' name · since 1922
Cletha
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Cletha, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
19 girls have been named Cletha since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cletha recorded 19 times among girls since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1922 to 1934.
- #46,387 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 19 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cletha ranks #46,387 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #46,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cletha's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cletha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cletha's full recorded timeline at 1924, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cletha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1934
- Peak year (1922)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Cletha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 63% of the file).
1920s was Cletha's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Cletha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Cletha's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1930s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cletha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1922–1934 (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 Cletha 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.