Cleon
Last seen for girls in 1942 at #4,622 · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to boys 94.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1903 · 12 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,000since 1884
Cleon over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #9,714 | 7 | |
| 2024 | — | #8,987 | 8 | |
| 2023 | — | #8,255 | 9 | |
| 2022 | — | #7,768 | 10 | |
| 2021 | — | #9,714 | 7 | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | #12,145 | 5 | |
| 2018 | — | #12,156 | 5 | |
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | #7,605 | 10 | |
| 2015 | — | #7,066 | 11 | |
| 2014 | — | #9,642 | 7 | |
| 2013 | — | #12,136 | 5 | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | #7,502 | 10 | |
| 2010 | — | #8,139 | 9 | |
| 2009 | — | #10,994 | 6 | |
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | #12,367 | 5 | |
| 2006 | — | #10,662 | 6 | |
| 2005 | — | #6,634 | 11 | |
| 2004 | — | #8,143 | 8 | |
| 2003 | — | #9,581 | 6 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,131 | 14 | |
| 2001 | — | #8,339 | 7 | |
| 2000 | — | #9,112 | 6 | |
| 1999 | — | #5,656 | 11 | |
| 1998 | — | #6,843 | 8 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,960 | 12 | |
| 1996 | — | #7,136 | 7 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,303 | 20 | |
| 1994 | — | #7,770 | 6 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,246 | 20 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,920 | 15 | |
| 1991 | — | #7,271 | 6 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,309 | 18 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,017 | 13 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,162 | 11 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,339 | 14 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,005 | 16 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,070 | 15 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,215 | 9 | |
| 1983 | — | #4,141 | 9 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,426 | 20 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,030 | 14 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,256 | 13 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,568 | 18 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,375 | 19 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,556 | 17 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,572 | 34 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,322 | 43 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,409 | 37 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,696 | 27 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,648 | 28 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,330 | 40 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,051 | 60 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,075 | 52 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,506 | 27 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,906 | 17 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,428 | 29 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,918 | 17 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,310 | 13 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,695 | 22 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,852 | 19 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,242 | 14 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,121 | 15 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,665 | 23 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,593 | 24 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,634 | 24 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,362 | 32 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,503 | 26 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,525 | 25 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,508 | 25 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,615 | 22 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,407 | 28 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,364 | 28 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,616 | 21 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,280 | 32 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,190 | 37 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,327 | 28 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,227 | 29 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,370 | 24 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,053 | 41 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #1,244 | 31 |
| 1941 | — | #1,091 | 36 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,183 | 32 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,033 | 38 | |
| 1938 | — | #963 | 43 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #1,056 | 37 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #906 | 46 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #1,165 | 32 |
| 1934 | — | #853 | 54 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #946 | 44 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #888 | 52 |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | #922 | 49 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #892 | 55 |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #952 | 50 |
| 1928 | — | #891 | 56 | |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #1,060 | 44 |
| 1926 | — | #1,108 | 41 | |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #814 | 66 |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | #859 | 64 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #976 | 50 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #871 | 62 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #772 | 75 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #911 | 57 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | #850 | 60 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #918 | 52 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #964 | 45 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #1,013 | 40 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #1,015 | 39 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #884 | 38 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #871 | 31 |
| 1912 | — | #1,059 | 19 | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #982 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1884
The first year at least five boys were named Cleon! It came in at #848, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1891, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Cleon is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Indiana#337 · 1 in 5,111
- Georgia#404 · 1 in 4,685
- Texas#794 · 1 in 9,671
Best ever in a state: #211 in Indiana, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | #337 | 5 | 1 in 5,111 |
| Georgia | #404 | 6 | 1 in 4,685 |
| Texas | #794 | 6 | 1 in 9,671 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Cleon
Momentum · boys
Brand new
- 727 spots since 2024 (#8,987 → #9,714)
- 2,648 spots since 2015 (#7,066 → #9,714)
- Biggest jump: 520 spots in 1908 (#1,345 → #825)
- Biggest drop: 549 spots in 1904 (#656 → #1,205)
Rise & fade · boys
19 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1903 at #656 (12 births)
- Births halved by 1904, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1917–1925
Share of babies · boys
1 in 9,936
- Highest: 1 in 9,936 boys born in 1903 were named Cleon (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 244,011 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 18.8% of all boys named Cleon (565) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1907
- Mostly girls until 1906, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | #848 (1884) | #902 |
| 1890s | 23 | #907 (1893) | #992 |
| 1900s | 59 | #656 (1903) | #1,025 |
| 1910s | 342 | #850 (1919) | #998 |
| 1920s | 565 | #772 (1921) | #921 |
| 1930s | 450 | #853 (1934) | #962 |
| 1940s | 311 | #1,053 (1943) | #1,258 |
| 1950s | 257 | #1,362 (1956) | #1,518 |
| 1960s | 225 | #1,075 (1969) | #1,805 |
| 1970s | 323 | #1,051 (1970) | #1,753 |
| 1980s | 134 | #2,426 (1982) | #3,466 |
| 1990s | 123 | #3,246 (1993) | #5,341 |
| 2000s | 69 | #5,131 (2002) | #8,996 |
| 2010s | 62 | #7,066 (2015) | #9,549 |
| 2020s | 41 | #7,768 (2022) | #8,888 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Cleon in 1928
boys
#891
56 births · 1 in 19,779 boys
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 19,779 of them was named Cleon, which outranked 81.1% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).