Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Cletus

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Summoned

Pronunciation

c-le-tus

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1922 (rank #391, 233 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8243, 9 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1924 (rank #2310, 16 births); most recent 1948 (rank #5244, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20259–
20246–
2023––
20229–
20219–
20208–
20196–
20187–
20176–
20166–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data