Cleatus
Cletus or Cleatus is a given name, meaning "one who has been called" or "summoned one". It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Cleatus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cletus or Cleatus is a given name, meaning "one who has been called" or "summoned one". It may refer to:
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The Story of Cleatus
As a girl name
Cleatus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 8 births, good for #3,598 nationwide. About 45% of every Cleatus on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Cleatus last appeared in the published SSA data in 1947, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 71 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Cleatus as a boy name dates back to 1907, when 6 babies received it. 1924 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Cleatus — #1,355 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Cleatus on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Cleatus last appeared in the published SSA data in 1977, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 894 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cleatus
Cleatus is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 894 births in the dataset. Cleatus's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,355. Use the chart and map above to compare Cleatus's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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