Is Cleve a boy or girl name?
Cleve was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 4,529 US babies named Cleve were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cleve since 1882
- 4,529
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 83 babies
Boys and girls named Cleve, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 295 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 219 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 171 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 484 | 6 | 1.2% |
| 1920s | 568 | 12 | 2.1% |
| 1930s | 497 | 5 | 1% |
| 1940s | 553 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 682 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 400 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 294 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,491 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,594 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,421 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,059 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,377 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,760 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,678 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,195 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,343 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,008 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,522 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,606 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,492 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,159 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,416 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,479 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,763 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,207 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,341 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,382 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,011 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,475 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,967 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,309 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,860 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,590 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 33 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 34 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 36 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 31 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 40 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 34 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 45 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 49 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 54 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 47 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 67 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 61 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 55 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 63 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 67 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 80 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 69 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 73 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 83 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 64 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 68 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 78 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 80 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 47 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 45 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 49 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 56 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 53 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 39 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 43 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 51 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 53 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 50 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 61 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 57 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 53 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 44 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 47 | #992 | 5 | #4,677 |
| 1929 | 52 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 64 | #819 | 6 | #4,281 |
| 1927 | 52 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 54 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 50 | #958 | 6 | #4,532 |
| 1924 | 55 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 52 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 63 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 61 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 65 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 57 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 61 | #842 | 6 | #4,383 |
| 1917 | 61 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 62 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 62 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 57 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 30 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 41 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 23 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 30 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 21 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 19 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 24 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 18 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 16 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 14 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 15 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 16 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 12 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 16 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 14 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 16 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 25 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 17 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 16 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 26 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 28 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 35 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 24 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 18 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 22 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 44 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 34 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 36 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 69 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 65 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 12 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 13 | #519 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cleve reached #191 in 1885. As a girl name, it reached #4,281 in 1928. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cleve
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.