How Many People Are Named Cleta?
An estimated 938 people in the United States have the first name Cleta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Cleta peaked in popularity in 1935 with 136 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cleta 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 Cleta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Cleta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
938
About 1 in 365,410 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1935
136 births
Total Registered
4,013
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cleta
Cleta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,013 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cleta as a female name
Ranked #8,329 in 1980
7 female births in 1980
Peak: 1935 (136 births)
Cleta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cleta span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 988 babies were registered. Cleta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cleta by Decade
How has Cleta 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.
Cleta by State
Birth registrations for Cleta span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri. The lowest are in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia. On average, about 125 Cletas were registered per state.
Cleta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cleta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cleta
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cleta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cleta?
We estimate approximately 938 people named Cleta 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 365,410 Americans share this first name.
Is Cleta a common name?
Cleta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,013 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cleta most popular?
Cleta reached peak popularity in 1935, when 136 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cleta is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cleta a female name?
Cleta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cleta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cleta Smith, Cleta Johnson, Cleta 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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