How Many People Are Named Cleve?
An estimated 1,893 people in the United States have the first name Cleve. It is predominantly male (99.5%). The average bearer is 64 years old, and Cleve peaked in popularity in 1951 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cleve 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 Cleve paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,893
About 1 in 181,064 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.5% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1951
83 births
Total Registered
4,529
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cleve
Cleve is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,529 total births registered, 99.5% were male.
Cleve as a male name
Ranked #12,491 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 1951 (83 births)
Cleve as a female name
Ranked #4,677 in 1930
5 female births in 1930
Peak: 1918 (6 births)
Cleve: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cleve span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 682 babies were registered. Cleve has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cleve by Decade
How has Cleve 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.
Cleve by State
Birth registrations for Cleve span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, Alabama. The lowest are in New York, Indiana, Kentucky. On average, about 49 Cleves were registered per state.
Cleve + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cleve as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cleve
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cleve: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cleve?
We estimate approximately 1,893 people named Cleve 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 181,064 Americans share this first name.
Is Cleve a common name?
Cleve is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,529 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cleve most popular?
Cleve reached peak popularity in 1951, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cleve is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cleve a male name?
Cleve is predominantly male. 99.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cleve Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cleve Smith, Cleve Johnson, Cleve 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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