Cletus

Given to 7,709 US babies since 1886

▼ Falling −21% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#8243

recorded as boys

2,695 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 9

Peak year

1922

233 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

7,709

since 1886

Born a Cletus? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Cletus was most popular in 1922, when 233 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.21 per 1,000). In 2025, 9 babies were named Cletus, ranking #8243 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 21%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	9	8243
2024	<5	—	6	10938
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	9	8300
2021	<5	—	10	7587
2020	<5	—	8	8739
2019	<5	—	6	10803
2018	<5	—	7	9670
2017	<5	—	6	10775
2016	<5	—	6	10744
2015	<5	—	8	8744
2014	<5	—	7	9642
2013	<5	—	8	8789
2012	<5	—	5	12274
2011	<5	—	8	8767
2010	<5	—	<5	—
2009	<5	—	5	12491
2008	<5	—	6	11037
2007	<5	—	5	12367
2006	<5	—	5	12055
2005	<5	—	<5	—
2004	<5	—	10	6976
2003	<5	—	8	7831
2002	<5	—	8	7643
2001	<5	—	11	6013
2000	<5	—	6	9112
1999	<5	—	12	5317
1998	<5	—	5	9631
1997	<5	—	11	5288
1996	<5	—	10	5535
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	9	5868
1993	<5	—	11	5002
1992	<5	—	<5	—
1991	<5	—	17	3462
1990	<5	—	10	4993
1989	<5	—	16	3446
1988	<5	—	12	3915
1987	<5	—	13	3521
1986	<5	—	18	2779
1985	<5	—	19	2598
1984	<5	—	17	2706
1983	<5	—	21	2341
1982	<5	—	20	2426
1981	<5	—	28	1942
1980	<5	—	25	2110
1979	<5	—	24	2104
1978	<5	—	18	2473
1977	<5	—	21	2202
1976	<5	—	29	1748
1975	<5	—	18	2361
1974	<5	—	20	2129
1973	<5	—	22	1928
1972	<5	—	28	1648
1971	<5	—	31	1560
1970	<5	—	40	1314
1969	<5	—	38	1280
1968	<5	—	34	1314
1967	<5	—	52	1003
1966	<5	—	62	926
1965	<5	—	54	1000
1964	<5	—	66	936
1963	<5	—	62	956
1962	<5	—	49	1091
1961	<5	—	63	967
1960	<5	—	56	1021
1959	<5	—	51	1081
1958	<5	—	55	1026
1957	<5	—	64	944
1956	<5	—	57	986
1955	<5	—	67	906
1954	<5	—	63	933
1953	<5	—	62	908
1952	<5	—	75	808
1951	<5	—	86	749
1950	<5	—	81	761
1949	<5	—	82	761
1948	5	5243	78	766
1947	<5	—	79	771
1946	<5	—	87	695
1945	<5	—	88	645
1944	5	4574	74	720
1943	5	4691	101	633
1942	5	4622	88	683
1941	5	4420	105	578
1940	7	3503	96	602
1939	<5	—	99	574
1938	6	3847	97	601
1937	6	3800	119	531
1936	<5	—	127	504
1935	5	4204	137	482
1934	<5	—	134	495
1933	6	3753	125	501
1932	<5	—	156	454
1931	11	2581	132	498
1930	<5	—	177	441
1929	14	2301	159	465
1928	9	3164	160	481
1927	13	2552	193	438
1926	13	2569	200	429
1925	13	2617	184	442
1924	16	2308	226	407
1923	<5	—	200	427
1922	10	3152	233	391
1921	13	2633	174	466
1920	9	3340	173	463
1919	13	2515	168	451
1918	16	2209	200	414
1917	12	2552	189	411
1916	11	2658	171	433
1915	9	2900	154	438
1914	6	3188	97	497
1913	7	2540	83	475
1912	7	2360	66	484
1911	5	2463	34	506
1910	<5	—	28	537
1909	<5	—	31	453
1908	<5	—	30	438
1907	<5	—	24	472
1906	<5	—	14	640
1905	<5	—	19	525
1904	<5	—	15	587
1903	<5	—	15	576
1902	<5	—	10	744
1901	<5	—	12	596
1900	<5	—	15	649
1899	5	1596	10	661
1898	5	1700	8	804
1897	<5	—	9	725
1896	<5	—	11	674
1895	<5	—	10	685
1894	<5	—	10	668
1893	<5	—	12	572
1892	<5	—	5	1066
1891	<5	—	5	963
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	5	1031
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	5	959