Clever

Where Clever comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Clever.

Clever through the years
  1. 2003
    First appearance
    #10,894 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2020
    Peak, #6,620
    12 babies named Clever, the most in any year.
  3. 2021
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #12,146.
  4. 2024
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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