Boys' name · since 1917
Cluster
Cluster has 55 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 55
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cluster sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 55 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cluster has been recorded 55 times among boys since 1917, 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 1917 to 1955.
- #21,487 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 55 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cluster ranks #21,487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 55
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cluster's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Cluster's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cluster splits its recorded history at 1926: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cluster popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1955
- Peak year (1924)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Cluster by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (30 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Cluster's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Cluster births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
30 births
- 1930s
1930s
13 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 30 births (55% of all-time use).
Cluster by state
Where Cluster concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 9.1% |
5 of 55 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cluster's data
- Cluster's decade-level peak was the 1920s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Clusters (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cluster: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1917–1955 (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 Cluster 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.