How Many People Are Named Cleda?
An estimated 208 people in the United States have the first name Cleda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Cleda peaked in popularity in 1917 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cleda 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 Cleda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Cleda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
Estimated Living Americans
208
About 1 in 1,647,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1917
52 births
Total Registered
1,392
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cleda
Cleda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,392 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cleda as a female name
Ranked #5,929 in 1965
6 female births in 1965
Peak: 1917 (52 births)
Cleda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cleda span from the 1880s to the 1960s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 368 babies were registered. Cleda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cleda by Decade
How has Cleda 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.
Cleda by State
Birth registrations for Cleda span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Illinois, Kansas. The lowest are in Texas, Tennessee, Indiana. On average, about 36 Cledas were registered per state.
Cleda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cleda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cleda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cleda?
We estimate approximately 208 people named Cleda 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 1,647,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Cleda a common name?
Cleda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,392 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cleda most popular?
Cleda reached peak popularity in 1917, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cleda is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cleda a female name?
Cleda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cleda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cleda Smith, Cleda Johnson, Cleda 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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