How Many People Are Named Cleighton?
An estimated 11 people in the United States have the first name Cleighton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Cleighton peaked in popularity in 2008 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cleighton 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 Cleighton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Cleighton is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
11
About 1 in 31,159,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2008
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cleighton
Cleighton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cleighton as a male name
Ranked #12,620 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 2008 (6 births)
Cleighton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cleighton span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 6 babies were registered. Cleighton remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Cleighton by Decade
How has Cleighton 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.
Cleighton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cleighton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cleighton
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cleighton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cleighton?
We estimate approximately 11 people named Cleighton 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 31,159,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Cleighton a common name?
Cleighton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 30.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cleighton most popular?
Cleighton reached peak popularity in 2008, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cleighton is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cleighton a male name?
Cleighton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cleighton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cleighton Smith, Cleighton Johnson, Cleighton 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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