Cletis
1 countryPopularity over time in 🇺🇸 United States
Cletis’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
🇺🇸 United States
1,762 births recorded 1904–1996 · peaked in 1924 with 52 births
Most common in: Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Cletis’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | #2415 | — |
| 1970 | #4230 | ↓1815 |
| 1971 | #2203 | ↑2027 |
| 1972 | #3152 | ↓949 |
| 1973 | #3445 | ↓293 |
| 1974 | #3558 | ↓113 |
| 1975 | #2902 | ↑656 |
| 1976 | #3471 | ↓569 |
| 1977 | #4582 | ↓1111 |
| 1978 | #3857 | ↑725 |
| 1979 | #6056 | ↓2199 |
| 1980 | #3256 | ↑2800 |
| 1981 | #4961 | ↓1705 |
| 1983 | #4907 | ↑54 |
| 1985 | #4052 | ↑855 |
| 1987 | #6951 | ↓2899 |
| 1988 | #4450 | ↑2501 |
| 1993 | #8700 | ↓4250 |
| 1995 | #8868 | ↓168 |
| 1996 | #9015 | ↓147 |
Frequently asked questions about Cletis
Is Cletis a popular name?
Cletis has 1,762 recorded births in United States between 1904 and 1996, but doesn’t currently rank in the yearly top list.
Is Cletis more common for boys or girls?
Cletis is recorded predominantly as a boys’ name in official United States birth data.
When was Cletis most popular?
Cletis peaked in 1924 in United States, with 52 recorded births that year.
Is Cletis rising or falling in popularity?
In United States, Cletis’s popularity is falling — its rank has slipped from #1064 in 1904 to #9015 in 1996.
How many babies have been named Cletis?
At least 1,762 babies have been recorded with the name Cletis across official birth statistics in 1 country.