Cleveland
Last seen for girls in 1978 at #9,750 · #7,194 for boys in 2025, 11 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 174 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 21,945since 1880
Cleveland over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. 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 | — | #7,194 | 11 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,469 | 13 | |
| 2023 | — | #7,289 | 11 | |
| 2022 | — | #6,828 | 12 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,628 | 21 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,698 | 20 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,639 | 21 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,354 | 23 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,781 | 28 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,327 | 23 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,080 | 25 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,891 | 26 | |
| 2013 | — | #4,313 | 22 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,371 | 32 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,748 | 43 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,072 | 37 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,991 | 39 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,103 | 37 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,811 | 42 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,784 | 41 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,433 | 47 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,741 | 38 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,128 | 52 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,723 | 67 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,800 | 62 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,049 | 49 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,733 | 59 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,700 | 60 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,628 | 62 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,533 | 65 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,448 | 68 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,345 | 75 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,205 | 87 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,301 | 75 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,117 | 96 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,086 | 96 | |
| 1989 | — | #975 | 110 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,032 | 91 | |
| 1987 | — | #996 | 91 | |
| 1986 | — | #937 | 95 | |
| 1985 | — | #950 | 92 | |
| 1984 | — | #811 | 116 | |
| 1983 | — | #763 | 128 | |
| 1982 | — | #777 | 129 | |
| 1981 | — | #813 | 116 | |
| 1980 | — | #744 | 139 | |
| 1979 | — | #770 | 126 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #778 | 117 |
| 1977 | — | #741 | 133 | |
| 1976 | — | #744 | 125 | |
| 1975 | — | #673 | 150 | |
| 1974 | — | #668 | 147 | |
| 1973 | — | #608 | 170 | |
| 1972 | — | #669 | 144 | |
| 1971 | — | #605 | 189 | |
| 1970 | — | #575 | 197 | |
| 1969 | — | #580 | 181 | |
| 1968 | — | #598 | 161 | |
| 1967 | — | #530 | 196 | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #561 | 185 |
| 1965 | — | #518 | 219 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #533 | 215 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #556 | 202 |
| 1962 | — | #561 | 198 | |
| 1961 | — | #504 | 249 | |
| 1960 | — | #501 | 249 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #501 | 243 |
| 1958 | — | #487 | 259 | |
| 1957 | — | #451 | 292 | |
| 1956 | — | #417 | 325 | |
| 1955 | — | #403 | 327 | |
| 1954 | — | #401 | 319 | |
| 1953 | — | #382 | 330 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #379 | 326 |
| 1951 | — | #381 | 318 | |
| 1950 | — | #373 | 330 | |
| 1949 | — | #374 | 323 | |
| 1948 | — | #374 | 328 | |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #360 | 360 |
| 1946 | — | #370 | 305 | |
| 1945 | — | #353 | 283 | |
| 1944 | — | #346 | 296 | |
| 1943 | — | #360 | 289 | |
| 1942 | — | #366 | 274 | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #370 | 247 |
| 1940 | — | #348 | 265 | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #345 | 259 |
| 1938 | — | #357 | 242 | |
| 1937 | — | #346 | 246 | |
| 1936 | — | #364 | 222 | |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #341 | 259 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #374 | 211 |
| 1933 | — | #343 | 245 | |
| 1932 | — | #339 | 265 | |
| 1931 | — | #356 | 244 | |
| 1930 | — | #327 | 287 | |
| 1929 | — | #365 | 244 | |
| 1928 | — | #344 | 276 | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #319 | 325 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #313 | 326 |
| 1925 | — | #335 | 296 | |
| 1924 | — | #311 | 339 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #313 | 336 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #307 | 346 |
| 1921 | — | #316 | 339 | |
| 1920 | — | #302 | 356 | |
| 1919 | — | #286 | 354 | |
| 1918 | — | #313 | 321 | |
| 1917 | — | #317 | 287 | |
| 1916 | — | #336 | 252 | |
| 1915 | — | #337 | 244 | |
| 1914 | — | #310 | 214 | |
| 1913 | — | #301 | 173 | |
| 1912 | — | #286 | 156 | |
| 1911 | — | #241 | 110 | |
| 1910 | — | #225 | 108 | |
| 1909 | — | #240 | 83 | |
| 1908 | — | #281 | 59 | |
| 1907 | — | #256 | 66 | |
| 1906 | — | #270 | 53 | |
| 1905 | — | #268 | 54 | |
| 1904 | — | #300 | 42 | |
| 1903 | — | #292 | 42 | |
| 1902 | — | #256 | 52 | |
| 1901 | — | #325 | 30 | |
| 1900 | — | #239 | 72 | |
| 1899 | — | #276 | 39 | |
| 1898 | — | #324 | 35 | |
| 1897 | — | #288 | 39 | |
| 1896 | — | #243 | 56 | |
| 1895 | — | #251 | 51 | |
| 1894 | — | #240 | 50 | |
| 1893 | — | #208 | 66 | |
| 1892 | — | #190 | 82 | |
| 1891 | — | #227 | 50 | |
| 1890 | — | #221 | 56 | |
| 1889 | — | #211 | 60 | |
| 1888 | — | #172 | 87 | |
| 1887 | — | #210 | 54 | |
| 1886 | — | #160 | 87 | |
| 1885 | — | #98 | 147 | |
| 1884 | — | #92 | 174 | |
| 1883 | — | #279 | 35 | |
| 1882 | — | #288 | 35 | |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #571 | 11 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Cleveland was already there! It came in at #571, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 13 boys a year got the name.
Where Cleveland is popular in 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Carolina#419 · 1 in 3,930
- Mississippi#422 · 1 in 3,433
- Louisiana#442 · 1 in 3,546
- Tennessee#521 · 1 in 6,928
- Georgia#524 · 1 in 5,495
Best ever in a state: #70 in Mississippi, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #419 | 6 | 1 in 3,930 |
| Mississippi | #422 | 5 | 1 in 3,433 |
| Louisiana | #442 | 9 | 1 in 3,546 |
| Tennessee | #521 | 5 | 1 in 6,928 |
| Georgia | #524 | 9 | 1 in 5,495 |
| Florida | #588 | 13 | 1 in 6,871 |
| Virginia | #615 | 5 | 1 in 8,372 |
| Illinois | #735 | 8 | 1 in 10,850 |
| Pennsylvania | #761 | 5 | 1 in 16,282 |
| New York | #1,381 | 5 | 1 in 26,981 |
| California | #1,500 | 8 | 1 in 33,582 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 725 spots since 2024 (#6,469 → #7,194)
- 2,496 spots since 2020 (#4,698 → #7,194)
- 3,114 spots since 2015 (#4,080 → #7,194)
- Biggest jump: 215 spots in 1882 (#503 → #288)
- Biggest drop: 139 spots in 1985 (#811 → #950)
Rise & fade · boys
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #92 (174 births)
- Births halved by 1886, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1884–1885
- Top 1,000: 109 yrs · run 1880–1987
Share of babies · boys
1 in 658
- Highest: 1 in 658 boys born in 1884 were named Cleveland (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 155,280 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 14.5% of all boys named Cleveland (3,183) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 702 | #92 (1884) | #258 |
| 1890s | 524 | #190 (1892) | #247 |
| 1900s | 553 | #239 (1900) | #273 |
| 1910s | 2,219 | #225 (1910) | #295 |
| 1920s | 3,183 | #302 (1920) | #323 |
| 1930s | 2,480 | #327 (1930) | #349 |
| 1940s | 2,970 | #346 (1944) | #362 |
| 1950s | 3,069 | #373 (1950) | #418 |
| 1960s | 2,055 | #501 (1960) | #544 |
| 1970s | 1,498 | #575 (1970) | #683 |
| 1980s | 1,107 | #744 (1980) | #880 |
| 1990s | 743 | #1,086 (1990) | #1,410 |
| 2000s | 474 | #1,723 (2002) | #2,456 |
| 2010s | 280 | #2,748 (2011) | #3,858 |
| 2020s | 88 | #4,628 (2021) | #6,184 |
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.
Cleveland in 1989
boys
#975
110 births · 1 in 18,190 boys
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 18,190 of them was named Cleveland, which outranked 89.4% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).