Cleto
Cleto is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Cleto
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cleto is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Cleto
Cleto first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 11 Cletos were born — ranking #2,522 that year. As of 2026, Cleto ranks #11,354 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 180 Cletos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Cleto
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About the name Cleto
Cleto is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 180 births in the dataset. Cleto's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #2,522. Use the chart and map above to compare Cleto'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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