Cletis*
#3,387 most common boys' name of all time · #8,247 across all names · 91% male / 9% female · used 1904–1996 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#3,387
Rank overall
#8,247 of 105,966
First appeared
1904
Years on the list
80 of 146
All-time
1,762
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1924 #1,089
Best rank
#1,089 1924
Girls
Boys
peak 52/yr
Cletis first appears in 1904. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,095 |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,963 |
| 1993 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,800 |
| 1988 | — | 10 | 10 | #4,497 |
| 1987 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,064 |
| 1985 | — | 10 | 10 | #4,099 |
| 1983 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,971 |
| 1981 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,045 |
| 1980 | — | 13 | 13 | #3,288 |
| 1979 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,177 |
| 1978 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,903 |
| 1977 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,667 |
| 1976 | — | 10 | 10 | #3,513 |
| 1975 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,948 |
| 1974 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,625 |
| 1973 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,491 |
| 1972 | — | 10 | 10 | #3,207 |
| 1971 | — | 18 | 18 | #2,223 |
| 1970 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,330 |
| 1969 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,449 |
| 1968 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,241 |
| 1967 | — | 18 | 18 | #1,872 |
| 1966 | — | 18 | 18 | #1,842 |
| 1965 | — | 20 | 20 | #1,789 |
| 1964 | — | 27 | 27 | #1,527 |
| 1963 | — | 40 | 40 | #1,234 |
| 1962 | — | 44 | 44 | #1,176 |
| 1961 | — | 41 | 41 | #1,245 |
| 1960 | — | 42 | 42 | #1,222 |
| 1959 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,456 |
| 1958 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,306 |
| 1957 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,228 |
| 1956 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,415 |
| 1955 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 1954 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,027 |
| 1953 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,440 |
| 1952 | — | 18 | 18 | #1,834 |
| 1951 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,091 |
| 1950 | — | 18 | 18 | #1,786 |
| 1949 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,067 |
| 1948 | — | 17 | 17 | #1,850 |
| 1947 | — | 22 | 22 | #1,627 |
| 1946 | — | 26 | 26 | #1,399 |
| 1945 | — | 16 | 16 | #1,746 |
| 1944 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 1943 | — | 20 | 20 | #1,616 |
| 1942 | 6 | 20 | 26 | #1,604 |
| 1941 | — | 22 | 22 | #1,473 |
| 1940 | 5 | 22 | 27 | #1,459 |
| 1939 | — | 17 | 17 | #1,681 |
| 1938 | — | 21 | 21 | #1,505 |
| 1937 | — | 34 | 34 | #1,142 |
| 1936 | — | 26 | 26 | #1,318 |
| 1935 | — | 26 | 26 | #1,348 |
| 1934 | 5 | 36 | 41 | #1,112 |
| 1933 | 6 | 24 | 30 | #1,392 |
| 1932 | — | 38 | 38 | #1,107 |
| 1931 | 11 | 29 | 40 | #1,295 |
| 1930 | 5 | 35 | 40 | #1,209 |
| 1929 | 7 | 34 | 41 | #1,210 |
| 1928 | 7 | 34 | 41 | #1,247 |
| 1927 | 10 | 36 | 46 | #1,222 |
| 1926 | 5 | 37 | 42 | #1,189 |
| 1925 | 9 | 35 | 44 | #1,218 |
| 1924 | 8 | 44 | 52 | #1,089 |
| 1923 | 6 | 31 | 37 | #1,316 |
| 1922 | — | 29 | 29 | #1,391 |
| 1921 | 6 | 39 | 45 | #1,156 |
| 1920 | 14 | 37 | 51 | #1,203 |
| 1919 | 10 | 23 | 33 | #1,561 |
| 1918 | 7 | 34 | 41 | #1,210 |
| 1917 | — | 23 | 23 | #1,516 |
| 1916 | 11 | 30 | 41 | #1,235 |
| 1915 | 7 | 34 | 41 | #1,120 |
| 1914 | 7 | 14 | 21 | #1,740 |
| 1913 | — | 13 | 13 | #1,556 |
| 1912 | — | 17 | 17 | #1,167 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| 1910 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,764 |
| 1904 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,195 |