How Many People Are Named Cleavon?
An estimated 212 people in the United States have the first name Cleavon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Cleavon peaked in popularity in 1973 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cleavon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cleavon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
212
About 1 in 1,616,766 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1973
37 births
Total Registered
241
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cleavon
Cleavon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 241 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cleavon as a male name
Ranked #12,700 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 1973 (37 births)
Cleavon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cleavon span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 134 babies were registered. Cleavon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cleavon by Decade
How has Cleavon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cleavon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cleavon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cleavon
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Cleavon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cleavon?
We estimate approximately 212 people named Cleavon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,616,766 Americans share this first name.
Is Cleavon a common name?
Cleavon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 241 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cleavon most popular?
Cleavon reached peak popularity in 1973, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cleavon is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cleavon a male name?
Cleavon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cleavon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cleavon Smith, Cleavon Johnson, Cleavon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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