Boys' name · since 1908
Cleven
Cleven has 583 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,191 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 583
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
583 boys have been named Cleven since 1908, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleven has been recorded 583 times among boys since 1908, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1989.
- #7,191 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 583 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleven ranks #7,191 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 583 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,191 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 583
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleven's 583 recorded births place it above 84.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Cleven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cleven's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cleven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1989
- Peak year (1920)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Cleven by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (124 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Cleven's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Cleven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
66 births
- 1920s
1920s
124 births
- 1930s
1930s
119 births
- 1940s
1940s
82 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 124 births (21% of all-time use).
How Cleven compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cleven's total volume
Cleven by state
Where Cleven concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 6 | 1.0% |
12 of 583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Cleven's data
- Cleven's decade-level peak was the 1920s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Clevens (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cleven: 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 (~81 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, 1908–1989 (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 Cleven 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.