How Many People Are Named Cleother?
An estimated 3 people in the United States have the first name Cleother. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 83 years old, and Cleother peaked in popularity in 1918 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cleother 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 Cleother paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 83, Cleother is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1953.
- Cleother is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
3
About 1 in 114,251,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
83
years old
Peak Year
1918
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cleother
Cleother is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cleother as a male name
Ranked #3,815 in 1947
5 male births in 1947
Peak: 1918 (5 births)
Cleother: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cleother span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 5 babies were registered. Cleother remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Cleother by Decade
How has Cleother 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.
Cleother by State
Cleother + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cleother as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cleother
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Cleother: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cleother?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Cleother 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 114,251,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Cleother a common name?
Cleother is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cleother most popular?
Cleother reached peak popularity in 1918, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cleother is approximately 83 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cleother a male name?
Cleother is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cleother Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cleother Smith, Cleother Johnson, Cleother 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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