How Many People Are Named Cletus?
people named Cletus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 160,311 people in the US has this name
Based on 7,709 babies named Cletus in Social Security records from 1886 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
243 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ANACLETUS. This name is sometimes used to refer to the third pope, Saint Anacletus. It can also function an an Anglicized form of KLEITOS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Cletus, 1.3% were girls and 98.7% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cletus alive today is about 62 years old, and 62% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 51 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cletus first appears in the records in 1886 and was given most often in 1922, to 243 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cletus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #391, in 1922. In 2025 it ranked #8,378.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,378 |
| Best rank | #391 (1922) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #436 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cletus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cletus were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 87 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cletus was given 5.7 times as often in Iowa, 3.8 times in Missouri and 3.5 times in Indiana.
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