How Many People Are Named Cleon?
people named Cleon are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 266,810 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,189 babies named Cleon in Social Security records from 1884 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
86 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinized form of Κλεων (Kleon), a Greek name derived from κλεος (kleos) "glory".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Cleon, 1% were girls and 99% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Cleon fell from 14.7% in the 1910s to 0% in the 1990s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cleon alive today is about 53 years old, and 47% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 38 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cleon first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 1921, to 86 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cleon has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #662, in 1903. In 2025 it ranked #9,896.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,896 |
| Best rank | #662 (1903) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #916 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cleon alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cleon were born in New York than in any other state: about 73 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cleon was given 3.4 times as often in Pennsylvania and 2.7 times in New York.
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