boy's name
Cletis
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Births on record 1,762
Cletis is a boy's name. In 1996 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1924, when 52 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1904.
Cletis over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1996, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 242 |
| 1920s | 428 |
| 1930s | 313 |
| 1940s | 203 |
| 1950s | 130 |
| 1960s | 277 |
| 1970s | 96 |
| 1980s | 52 |
| 1990s (to 1996) | 15 |
How popular is Cletis?
In 1996, Cletis was given to 5 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 Cletis
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cletis also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cletis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cletis
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cletis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cletis
How popular is the name Cletis?
In 1996, Cletis was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Cletis a girl's or a boy's name?
Cletis is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Cletis most popular?
Cletis peaked in 1924, when 52 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.