How Many People Are Named Cleon?
An estimated 1,380 people in the United States have the first name Cleon. It is predominantly male (94.1%). The average bearer is 56 years old, and Cleon peaked in popularity in 1921 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cleon 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 Cleon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,380
About 1 in 248,373 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.1% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1921
86 births
Total Registered
3,182
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cleon
Cleon is predominantly male (94.1%), though 189 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cleon as a male name
Ranked #9,123 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (75 births)
Cleon as a female name
Ranked #4,740 in 1942
5 female births in 1942
Peak: 1917 (11 births)
Cleon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cleon span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 634 babies were registered. Cleon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cleon by Decade
How has Cleon 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.
Cleon by State
Birth registrations for Cleon span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, South Carolina, Nebraska. On average, about 22 Cleons were registered per state.
Cleon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cleon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cleon
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cleon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cleon?
We estimate approximately 1,380 people named Cleon 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 248,373 Americans share this first name.
Is Cleon a common name?
Cleon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,182 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cleon most popular?
Cleon reached peak popularity in 1921, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cleon is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cleon a male name?
Cleon is predominantly male. 94.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cleon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cleon Smith, Cleon Johnson, Cleon 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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