How Many People Are Named Clete?
An estimated 248 people in the United States have the first name Clete. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Clete peaked in popularity in 1965 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clete 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 Clete paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
248
About 1 in 1,382,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1965
18 births
Total Registered
281
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clete
Clete is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 281 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Clete as a male name
Ranked #11,037 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 1965 (18 births)
Clete: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clete span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 96 babies were registered. Clete has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clete by Decade
How has Clete 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.
Clete by State
Clete + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clete as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clete
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Clete: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clete?
We estimate approximately 248 people named Clete 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 1,382,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Clete a common name?
Clete is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 281 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clete most popular?
Clete reached peak popularity in 1965, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clete is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clete a male name?
Clete is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clete Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clete Smith, Clete Johnson, Clete 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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