Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Cleveland

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From the cliff land
Hilly land, from the cliff; a geographical name, most notably in Ohio

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Nature
  • Presidential
  • Surname

Pronunciation

c-levela-nd, cl(e)-ve-land

Famous People

President Grover Cleveland

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #360, 360 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7194, 11 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1947 (rank #4009, 8 births); most recent 1978 (rank #9747, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202511–
202413–
202311–
202212–
202121–
202020–
201921–
201823–
201728–
201623–

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

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #4740, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence