Cletus

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Cletus is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (3% of births). There have been 7,698 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 7,426 as boys and 272 as girls. Cletus gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1922 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	6
2022	9
2021	9
2020	8
2019	6
2018	7
2017	6
2016	6
2015	8
2014	7
2013	8
2012	5
2011	8
2009	5
2008	6
2007	5
2006	5
2004	9
2003	8
2002	8
2001	11
2000	6
1999	12
1998	5
1997	11
1996	10
1994	9
1993	11
1991	17
1990	10
1989	16
1988	12
1987	13
1986	18
1985	19
1984	17
1983	21
1982	20
1981	28
1980	25
1979	24
1978	18
1977	21
1976	29
1975	18
1974	20
1973	22
1972	28
1971	31
1970	40
1969	37
1968	34
1967	52
1966	62
1965	54
1964	66
1963	62
1962	49
1961	64
1960	56
1959	51
1958	55
1957	64
1956	57
1955	67
1954	63
1953	62
1952	75
1951	86
1950	81
1949	82
1948	83
1947	79
1946	87
1945	88
1944	79
1943	106
1942	93
1941	110
1940	103
1939	99
1938	103
1937	125
1936	127
1935	142
1934	134
1933	131
1932	156
1931	143
1930	177
1929	173
1928	169
1927	206
1926	213
1925	197
1924	242
1923	200
1922	243
1921	187
1920	182
1919	181
1918	216
1917	201
1916	182
1915	163
1914	103
1913	90
1912	73
1911	39
1910	28
1909	31
1908	30
1907	24
1906	14
1905	19
1904	15
1903	15
1902	10
1901	12
1900	15
1899	15
1898	13
1897	9
1896	11
1895	10
1894	10
1893	12
1892	5
1891	5
1888	5
1886	5