girl's name
Cleta
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 4,013
Cleta is a girl's name. In 1980 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Cleta is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 1935, when 136 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1885.
Cleta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1980, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 |
| 1890s | 67 |
| 1900s | 158 |
| 1910s | 626 |
| 1920s | 890 |
| 1930s | 988 |
| 1940s | 617 |
| 1950s | 436 |
| 1960s | 140 |
| 1970s | 69 |
| 1980s (to 1980) | 7 |
How popular is Cleta?
In 1980, Cleta was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Cleta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cleta also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cleta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cleta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cleta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cleta
How popular is the name Cleta?
In 1980, Cleta was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Cleta a girl's or a boy's name?
Cleta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Cleta most popular?
Cleta peaked in 1935, when 136 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.