Clete
- Last seen for boys in 2017 at #10,775
- Peak · boys
- 1965 · 18 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 281since 1948
Clete over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Clete has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 2017 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | — | |
| 2015 | — | |
| 2014 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | — | |
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| 2008 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | — | |
| 2006 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #10,151 | 6 |
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| 2000 | #10,349 | 5 |
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| 1989 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #7,270 | 5 |
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| 1986 | #6,721 | 5 |
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| 1980 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 7 |
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| 1977 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 9 |
| 1973 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #2,445 | 12 |
| 1967 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #1,856 | 18 |
| 1964 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1963 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1962 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #2,409 | 12 |
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| 1959 | #3,037 | 8 |
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| 1956 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #3,734 | 5 |
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| 1948 | #3,316 | 6 |
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First appearance
1948
The first year at least five boys were named Clete! It came in at #3,316, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1949–1952, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Clete is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Clete in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2017
Rise & fade · boys
17 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1948
- Peaked 1965 at #1,856 (18 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 103,341
- Highest: 1 in 103,341 boys born in 1965 were named Clete (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 308,493 boys born in 2017 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 34.2% of all boys named Clete (96) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 | #3,316 (1948) | #3,316 |
| 1950s | 44 | #2,558 (1955) | #3,144 |
| 1960s | 96 | #1,856 (1965) | #2,754 |
| 1970s | 67 | #2,739 (1970) | #4,298 |
| 1980s | 27 | #4,811 (1989) | #5,936 |
| 1990s | 0 | — | — |
| 2000s | 21 | #10,151 (2005) | #11,277 |
| 2010s | 20 | #9,642 (2014) | #10,024 |
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.
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