How Many People Are Named Clela?
An estimated 17 people in the United States have the first name Clela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 87 years old, and Clela peaked in popularity in 1918 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clela 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 Clela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 87, Clela is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1949.
- Clela is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
17
About 1 in 20,162,020 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
87
years old
Peak Year
1918
18 births
Total Registered
287
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clela
Clela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 287 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Clela as a female name
Ranked #6,731 in 1962
5 female births in 1962
Peak: 1918 (18 births)
Clela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clela span from the 1890s to the 1960s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 108 babies were registered. Clela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clela by Decade
How has Clela 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.
Clela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Clela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clela?
We estimate approximately 17 people named Clela 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 20,162,020 Americans share this first name.
Is Clela a common name?
Clela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 37.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 287 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clela most popular?
Clela reached peak popularity in 1918, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clela is approximately 87 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clela a female name?
Clela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clela Smith, Clela Johnson, Clela 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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