Is Cletus a boy or girl name?
Cletus was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 3.5% of the 7,698 US babies named Cletus were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,157
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cletus since 1886
- 7,698
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 243 babies
Boys and girls named Cletus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 80 | 10 | 11.1% |
| 1900s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,190 | 86 | 6.7% |
| 1920s | 1,902 | 110 | 5.5% |
| 1930s | 1,303 | 34 | 2.5% |
| 1940s | 878 | 32 | 3.5% |
| 1950s | 661 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 536 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 251 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 189 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,157 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,433 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,301 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,884 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,038 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,871 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,038 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,986 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,902 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,833 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,948 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,621 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,907 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,833 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,315 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,702 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,376 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,644 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,979 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,771 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,089 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,292 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,366 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,876 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,335 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,604 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,941 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,061 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,486 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,050 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,484 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,950 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,563 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,797 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,615 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,717 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,348 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,441 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,955 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,494 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,217 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,383 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,137 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 28 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 40 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 37 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 34 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 52 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 62 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 54 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 66 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 62 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 49 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 64 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 56 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 51 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 55 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 64 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 57 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 67 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 63 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 62 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 75 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 86 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 81 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 82 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 78 | #766 | 5 | #5,384 |
| 1947 | 79 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 87 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 88 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 74 | #724 | 5 | #4,686 |
| 1943 | 101 | #635 | 5 | #4,804 |
| 1942 | 88 | #685 | 5 | #4,741 |
| 1941 | 105 | #578 | 5 | #4,521 |
| 1940 | 96 | #604 | 7 | #3,567 |
| 1939 | 99 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 97 | #602 | 6 | #3,916 |
| 1937 | 119 | #531 | 6 | #3,878 |
| 1936 | 127 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 137 | #483 | 5 | #4,325 |
| 1934 | 134 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 125 | #501 | 6 | #3,824 |
| 1932 | 156 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 132 | #498 | 11 | #2,607 |
| 1930 | 177 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 159 | #465 | 14 | #2,330 |
| 1928 | 160 | #482 | 9 | #3,215 |
| 1927 | 193 | #439 | 13 | #2,578 |
| 1926 | 200 | #429 | 13 | #2,594 |
| 1925 | 184 | #442 | 13 | #2,640 |
| 1924 | 226 | #407 | 16 | #2,331 |
| 1923 | 200 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 233 | #391 | 10 | #3,200 |
| 1921 | 174 | #466 | 13 | #2,657 |
| 1920 | 173 | #463 | 9 | #3,386 |
| 1919 | 168 | #451 | 13 | #2,541 |
| 1918 | 200 | #414 | 16 | #2,221 |
| 1917 | 189 | #411 | 12 | #2,584 |
| 1916 | 171 | #433 | 11 | #2,696 |
| 1915 | 154 | #438 | 9 | #2,943 |
| 1914 | 97 | #497 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1913 | 83 | #476 | 7 | #2,593 |
| 1912 | 66 | #486 | 7 | #2,425 |
| 1911 | 34 | #508 | 5 | #2,541 |
| 1910 | 28 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 31 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 30 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 24 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 14 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 19 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 15 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 15 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 12 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 10 | #670 | 5 | #1,651 |
| 1898 | 8 | #820 | 5 | #1,751 |
| 1897 | 9 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 11 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 12 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #994 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cletus reached #391 in 1922. As a girl name, it reached #1,651 in 1899. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cletus
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.