How Many People Are Named Cleven?
An estimated 222 people in the United States have the first name Cleven. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Cleven peaked in popularity in 1920 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cleven 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 Cleven paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Cleven is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
222
About 1 in 1,543,938 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1920
21 births
Total Registered
583
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cleven
Cleven is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 583 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cleven as a male name
Ranked #7,119 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1920 (21 births)
Cleven: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cleven span from the 1900s to the 1980s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 124 babies were registered. Cleven has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cleven by Decade
How has Cleven 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.
Cleven by State
Birth registrations for Cleven span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina. The lowest are in South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi. On average, about 10 Clevens were registered per state.
Cleven + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cleven as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cleven
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cleven: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cleven?
We estimate approximately 222 people named Cleven 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 1,543,938 Americans share this first name.
Is Cleven a common name?
Cleven is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 583 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cleven most popular?
Cleven reached peak popularity in 1920, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cleven is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cleven a male name?
Cleven is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cleven Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cleven Smith, Cleven Johnson, Cleven 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me