How Many People Are Named Cleophas?
people named Cleophas are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,081,597 people in the US has this name
Based on 983 babies named Cleophas in Social Security records from 1904 to 1987, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
31 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Form of CLOPAS used in several versions of the New Testament.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Cleophas (99.5%) were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 4.5% of the babies were girls then and 0% in the 1950s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cleophas alive today is about 67 years old, and 72% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 58 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cleophas first appears in the records in 1904 and was given most often in 1923, to 31 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1987.
Babies given the name each year, 1904 to 1987
🏆 Rank History
Cleophas has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,224, in 1907.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,224 (1907) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,669 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cleophas alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cleophas were born in Alabama than in any other state: about 8 of those alive today.
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