Cletis
Last seen for girls in 1942 at #4,124 · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #9,015
Given to boys 91.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1904 · 6 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,603since 1904
Cletis over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1996 | — | #9,015 | 5 | |
| 1995 | — | #8,868 | 5 | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | #8,700 | 5 | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
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| 1988 | — | #4,450 | 10 | |
| 1987 | — | #6,951 | 5 | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | #4,052 | 10 | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | #4,907 | 7 | |
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | — | #4,961 | 7 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,256 | 13 | |
| 1979 | — | #6,056 | 5 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,857 | 9 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,582 | 7 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,471 | 10 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,902 | 13 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,558 | 9 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,445 | 9 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,203 | 18 | |
| 1970 | — | #4,230 | 6 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,415 | 13 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,853 | 18 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,814 | 18 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,774 | 20 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,510 | 27 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,228 | 40 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,172 | 44 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,233 | 41 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,210 | 42 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,414 | 12 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,265 | 13 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,190 | 14 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,361 | 12 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,558 | 10 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,391 | 11 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,804 | 18 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,055 | 14 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,746 | 18 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,022 | 14 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,817 | 17 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,599 | 22 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,382 | 26 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,697 | 16 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,988 | 13 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,577 | 20 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #1,585 | 20 |
| 1941 | — | #1,446 | 22 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #1,433 | 22 |
| 1939 | — | #1,636 | 17 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,476 | 21 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,119 | 34 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,296 | 26 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,326 | 26 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #1,092 | 36 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #1,361 | 24 |
| 1932 | — | #1,090 | 38 | |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #1,282 | 29 |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #1,190 | 35 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #1,195 | 34 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #1,228 | 34 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #1,198 | 36 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #1,174 | 37 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #1,201 | 35 |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | #1,071 | 44 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #1,300 | 31 |
| 1922 | — | #1,367 | 29 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #1,140 | 39 |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | #1,180 | 37 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #1,531 | 23 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #1,192 | 34 |
| 1917 | — | #1,479 | 23 | |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #1,206 | 30 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #1,100 | 34 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #1,687 | 14 |
| 1913 | — | #1,497 | 13 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,137 | 17 | |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | — | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
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| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Cletis! It came in at #1,064, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1905–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Cletis is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#292 · 1 in 2,408
- Missouri#394 · 1 in 5,576
Best ever in a state: #244 in West Virginia, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #292 | 7 | 1 in 2,408 |
| Missouri | #394 | 5 | 1 in 5,576 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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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 Cletis
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1996
- Debuted 1904
- Peaked 1904 at #1,064 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1905, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 21,354 boys born in 1904 were named Cletis (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 378,860 boys born in 1996 (0.00%)
- 22.2% of all boys named Cletis (356) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1911, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,064 (1904) | #1,064 |
| 1910s | 193 | #1,100 (1915) | #1,380 |
| 1920s | 356 | #1,071 (1924) | #1,205 |
| 1930s | 286 | #1,090 (1932) | #1,287 |
| 1940s | 192 | #1,382 (1946) | #1,655 |
| 1950s | 130 | #1,746 (1950) | #2,273 |
| 1960s | 277 | #1,172 (1962) | #1,641 |
| 1970s | 96 | #2,203 (1971) | #3,746 |
| 1980s | 52 | #3,256 (1980) | #4,763 |
| 1990s | 15 | #8,700 (1993) | #8,861 |
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.
Cletis in 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 164,760 of them was named Cletis, which outranked 31.2% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,436Yoshiye8
- #3,436Zenia8
- #3,436Zilla8
- #3,743Cletis7
- #3,743Adalene7
- #3,743Addis7
- #3,743Adria7
- #4,195Ader6
- #4,195Adina6
- #4,195Agusta6
Tied with 451 names at #3,743; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 32,577 of them was named Cletis, which outranked 74.0% 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).
- #1,211Toshio35
- #1,211Virgel35
- #1,211Von35
- #1,228Cletis34
- #1,228Burley34
- #1,228Clarnce34
- #1,228Clemente34
- #1,254Apolonio33
- #1,254Bedford33
- #1,254Bernhard33
Tied with 25 names at #1,228; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.