boy's name
Cleon
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,275
Cleon is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1921, when 86 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
Cleon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 |
| 1890s | 23 |
| 1900s | 69 |
| 1910s | 401 |
| 1920s | 634 |
| 1930s | 496 |
| 1940s | 316 |
| 1950s | 257 |
| 1960s | 225 |
| 1970s | 323 |
| 1980s | 134 |
| 1990s | 123 |
| 2000s | 69 |
| 2010s | 62 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 41 |
How popular is Cleon?
In 2025, Cleon was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Cleon is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Cleon is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Cléon | Cléon is Cleon written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #2,407. | 60 |
Names that peaked alongside Cleon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cleon also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cleon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cleon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cleon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cleon
How popular is the name Cleon?
In 2025, Cleon was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cleon a girl's or a boy's name?
Cleon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Cleon most popular?
Cleon peaked in 1921, when 86 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Cleon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cleon currently ranks #2,407 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.