Recorded 1884–1940 Unisex name Peak 1917 119 births

Clevie — unisex name

119 babies named Clevie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s161890s51910s521920s261930s151940s5
1910s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Clevie was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

12 babies were named Clevie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clevie

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Clevie between 1884 and 1940, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clevie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Clevie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 29 additional births since 1917.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clevie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Clevie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clevie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clevie 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 119 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.

Clevie at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

119

Since 1884

57 years of records

Peak year

1917

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1884

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1940

Clevie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1884

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1917)
12
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
468101214 1940192919221917191418911884 8

Clevie popularity over time — boys

29 total births recorded since 1917 (Clevie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 29 births
4.555.566.577.5 19621960195419391917 7

Clevie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
52 births that decade — 44% of Clevie's all-time total
1880s161890s51910s521920s261930s151940s5

Clevie by state

Where Clevie concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clevie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 4.2%
Georgia share of Clevie's total US births 4.2%

5 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clevie?
119 babies have been named Clevie since 1884. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1917 with 12 births.
When was Clevie most popular?
Clevie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Clevie most popular?
The top states for the name Clevie are Georgia (5 births).
Is Clevie a unisex name?
Yes, Clevie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 119 births, and as a boy's name it has 29 births.
How long has the name Clevie been used?
Clevie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 57 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Clevie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleo, Clementine, Cleta, Clemmie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1884–1940 (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.