Cleve
Last seen for girls in 1930 at #4,550 · Last seen for boys in 2013 at #12,136
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1885 · 69 births
- Debut · boys
- 13 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,506since 1882
Cleve over time
Rank among boys' names. Cleve has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | #12,136 | 5 | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #12,231 | 5 | |
| 2009 | — | #8,310 | 9 | |
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | #8,915 | 8 | |
| 2006 | — | #12,055 | 5 | |
| 2005 | — | #11,472 | 5 | |
| 2004 | — | #11,356 | 5 | |
| 2003 | — | #10,894 | 5 | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | #8,209 | 7 | |
| 1999 | — | #7,874 | 7 | |
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | #9,265 | 5 | |
| 1996 | — | #6,496 | 8 | |
| 1995 | — | #6,407 | 8 | |
| 1994 | — | #5,109 | 11 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,360 | 10 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,459 | 18 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,753 | 24 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,167 | 13 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,325 | 17 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,350 | 15 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,959 | 11 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,440 | 13 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,942 | 16 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,292 | 22 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,208 | 23 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,831 | 16 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,569 | 18 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,695 | 34 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,465 | 19 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,794 | 29 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,490 | 38 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,873 | 26 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,134 | 21 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,692 | 28 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,817 | 24 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,285 | 42 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,494 | 33 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,435 | 34 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,326 | 36 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,478 | 28 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,364 | 31 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,178 | 40 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,318 | 34 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,311 | 36 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,151 | 45 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,091 | 49 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,059 | 54 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,139 | 47 | |
| 1959 | — | #939 | 67 | |
| 1958 | — | #969 | 61 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,022 | 55 | |
| 1956 | — | #940 | 63 | |
| 1955 | — | #906 | 67 | |
| 1954 | — | #807 | 80 | |
| 1953 | — | #863 | 69 | |
| 1952 | — | #821 | 73 | |
| 1951 | — | #766 | 83 | |
| 1950 | — | #850 | 64 | |
| 1949 | — | #824 | 68 | |
| 1948 | — | #766 | 78 | |
| 1947 | — | #769 | 80 | |
| 1946 | — | #980 | 47 | |
| 1945 | — | #960 | 45 | |
| 1944 | — | #906 | 49 | |
| 1943 | — | #893 | 56 | |
| 1942 | — | #910 | 53 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,051 | 38 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,031 | 39 | |
| 1939 | — | #954 | 43 | |
| 1938 | — | #869 | 51 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,031 | 38 | |
| 1936 | — | #832 | 53 | |
| 1935 | — | #894 | 50 | |
| 1934 | — | #792 | 61 | |
| 1933 | — | #821 | 57 | |
| 1932 | — | #874 | 53 | |
| 1931 | — | #997 | 44 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #990 | 47 |
| 1929 | — | #930 | 52 | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #818 | 64 |
| 1927 | — | #964 | 52 | |
| 1926 | — | #916 | 54 | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #956 | 50 |
| 1924 | — | #944 | 55 | |
| 1923 | — | #954 | 52 | |
| 1922 | — | #863 | 63 | |
| 1921 | — | #890 | 61 | |
| 1920 | — | #835 | 65 | |
| 1919 | — | #877 | 57 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #841 | 61 |
| 1917 | — | #804 | 61 | |
| 1916 | — | #781 | 62 | |
| 1915 | — | #759 | 62 | |
| 1914 | — | #673 | 57 | |
| 1913 | — | #897 | 30 | |
| 1912 | — | #659 | 41 | |
| 1911 | — | #644 | 23 | |
| 1910 | — | #512 | 30 | |
| 1909 | — | #574 | 21 | |
| 1908 | — | #585 | 19 | |
| 1907 | — | #472 | 24 | |
| 1906 | — | #547 | 18 | |
| 1905 | — | #592 | 16 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #576 | 15 | |
| 1902 | — | #536 | 16 | |
| 1901 | — | #596 | 12 | |
| 1900 | — | #623 | 16 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #523 | 16 | |
| 1897 | — | #375 | 25 | |
| 1896 | — | #500 | 17 | |
| 1895 | — | #501 | 16 | |
| 1894 | — | #358 | 26 | |
| 1893 | — | #330 | 28 | |
| 1892 | — | #312 | 35 | |
| 1891 | — | #349 | 24 | |
| 1890 | — | #424 | 18 | |
| 1889 | — | #379 | 22 | |
| 1888 | — | #269 | 44 | |
| 1887 | — | #276 | 34 | |
| 1886 | — | #283 | 36 | |
| 1885 | — | #190 | 69 | |
| 1884 | — | #204 | 65 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #514 | 13 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Cleve! It came in at #514, and was given to 13 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1997–1998, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Cleve is popular in 1924
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alabama#470 · 1 in 5,188
- Texas#822 · 1 in 9,352
Best ever in a state: #162 in Alabama, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #470 | 5 | 1 in 5,188 |
| Texas | #822 | 6 | 1 in 9,352 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Cleve
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2013
- Biggest jump: 323 spots in 1884 (#527 → #204)
- Biggest drop: 238 spots in 1913 (#659 → #897)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1885 at #190 (69 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1882–1936
- Highest: 1 in 1,562 boys born in 1885 were named Cleve (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 378,316 boys born in 2013 (0.00%)
- 15.1% of all boys named Cleve (682) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 295 | #190 (1885) | #330 |
| 1890s | 219 | #312 (1892) | #419 |
| 1900s | 171 | #472 (1907) | #571 |
| 1910s | 484 | #512 (1910) | #745 |
| 1920s | 568 | #818 (1928) | #907 |
| 1930s | 497 | #792 (1934) | #905 |
| 1940s | 553 | #766 (1948) | #909 |
| 1950s | 682 | #766 (1951) | #888 |
| 1960s | 400 | #1,059 (1961) | #1,242 |
| 1970s | 294 | #1,285 (1972) | #1,748 |
| 1980s | 185 | #1,695 (1980) | #2,861 |
| 1990s | 104 | #2,753 (1991) | #5,654 |
| 2000s | 44 | #8,209 (2000) | #10,173 |
| 2010s | 10 | #12,136 (2013) | #12,184 |
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.
Cleve in 1924
Top boys' names in 1924
More about 1924
boys
1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 20,595 of them was named Cleve, which outranked 81.0% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).