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Cletus Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Cletus?

Ranking 9,809th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Cletus is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Cletus has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 391, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1922 with 233 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Cletus was less than 5, most recently in 2010.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Cletus occurred roughly during the years 1901-1908, 1909-1917, and 1919-1922, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1935-1938, 1950-1953, and 1970-1973.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

How popular will Cletus be?

The popularity trend for Cletus has been moving upward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Cletus for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Cletus is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Cletus has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Cletus (Girl)Cletus (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 7 9,809
2017 < 5 -- 6 11,017
2016 < 5 -- 6 10,965
2015 < 5 -- 8 8,885
2014 < 5 -- 7 9,820
2013 < 5 -- 7 9,833
2012 < 5 -- 5 12,600
2011 < 5 -- 8 8,900
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- 5 12,823
2008 < 5 -- 6 11,305
2007 < 5 -- 5 12,696
2006 < 5 -- 5 12,370
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- 9 7,642
2003 < 5 -- 7 8,815
2002 < 5 -- 8 7,770
2001 < 5 -- 11 6,085
2000 < 5 -- 6 9,288
1999 < 5 -- 12 5,366
1998 < 5 -- 5 9,874
1997 < 5 -- 11 5,335
1996 < 5 -- 10 5,604
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- 9 5,942
1993 < 5 -- 11 5,060
1992 < 5 -- < 5 --
1991 < 5 -- 17 3,487
1990 < 5 -- 10 5,050
1989 < 5 -- 16 3,483
1988 < 5 -- 12 3,948
1987 < 5 -- 13 3,560
1986 < 5 -- 18 2,797
1985 < 5 -- 19 2,615
1984 < 5 -- 17 2,716
1983 < 5 -- 21 2,348
1982 < 5 -- 20 2,441
1981 < 5 -- 28 1,954
1980 < 5 -- 25 2,121
1979 < 5 -- 24 2,113
1978 < 5 -- 18 2,495
1977 < 5 -- 21 2,219
1976 < 5 -- 29 1,751
1975 < 5 -- 18 2,385
1974 < 5 -- 20 2,137
1973 < 5 -- 22 1,938
1972 < 5 -- 28 1,656
1971 < 5 -- 31 1,562
1970 < 5 -- 40 1,317
1969 < 5 -- 37 1,303
1968 < 5 -- 34 1,319
1967 < 5 -- 52 1,004
1966 < 5 -- 62 926
1965 < 5 -- 54 1,003
1964 < 5 -- 66 936
1963 < 5 -- 62 956
1962 < 5 -- 49 1,093
1961 < 5 -- 64 958
1960 < 5 -- 56 1,023
1959 < 5 -- 51 1,083
1958 < 5 -- 55 1,029
1957 < 5 -- 64 945
1956 < 5 -- 57 992
1955 < 5 -- 67 907
1954 < 5 -- 63 933
1953 < 5 -- 62 911
1952 < 5 -- 75 808
1951 < 5 -- 86 751
1950 < 5 -- 81 762
1949 < 5 -- 82 761
1948 5 5,385 78 765
1947 < 5 -- 79 772
1946 < 5 -- 87 695
1945 < 5 -- 88 645
1944 5 4,687 74 724
1943 5 4,805 101 635
1942 5 4,742 88 685
1941 5 4,520 105 578
1940 7 3,566 96 604
1939 < 5 -- 99 575
1938 6 3,916 97 603
1937 6 3,878 119 531
1936 < 5 -- 127 507
1935 5 4,325 136 486
1934 < 5 -- 134 495
1933 6 3,822 125 501
1932 < 5 -- 156 455
1931 11 2,608 132 498
1930 < 5 -- 177 441
1929 14 2,331 159 465
1928 9 3,216 160 482
1927 13 2,578 193 439
1926 13 2,593 200 429
1925 13 2,640 184 442
1924 16 2,332 226 407
1923 < 5 -- 201 426
1922 10 3,199 233 391
1921 13 2,657 174 466
1920 9 3,386 173 463
1919 13 2,541 168 451
1918 16 2,221 200 414
1917 12 2,584 189 411
1916 11 2,696 171 433
1915 9 2,943 154 438
1914 6 3,268 97 497
1913 7 2,593 83 476
1912 7 2,425 66 486
1911 5 2,541 34 508
1910 < 5 -- 28 541
1909 < 5 -- 31 454
1908 < 5 -- 30 438
1907 < 5 -- 24 473
1906 < 5 -- 14 650
1905 < 5 -- 19 532
1904 < 5 -- 15 590
1903 < 5 -- 15 581
1902 < 5 -- 10 757
1901 < 5 -- 12 609
1900 < 5 -- 15 652
1899 5 1,651 10 670
1898 5 1,751 8 820
1897 < 5 -- 9 735
1896 < 5 -- 11 681
1895 < 5 -- 10 700
1894 < 5 -- 10 683
1893 < 5 -- 12 577
1892 < 5 -- 5 1,097
1891 < 5 -- 5 999
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- 5 1,066
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- 5 994
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.