Cletis
Cletis is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Cletis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cletis is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Cletis
As a girl name
Cletis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1911, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 14 Cletiss were born — ranking #2,463 that year. As of 2026, Cletis ranks #4,124 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 159 Cletiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cletis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1904, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 44 Cletiss were born — ranking #1,071 that year. As of 2026, Cletis ranks #9,014 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Cletiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Cletis
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About the name Cletis
Cletis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Cletis's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,071. Use the chart and map above to compare Cletis'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.