Cletus
Cletus or Cleatus is a given name, meaning "one who has been called" or "summoned one". It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Cletus
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Cletus
Cletus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1886, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 233 Cletuss were born — ranking #391 that year. As of 2026, Cletus ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7K Cletuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Cletus
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cletus. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Cletus
Phonetically similar names — useful when Cletus is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Clitus
- Cletis
- Cleats
- Glottis
- Klutz
- Coitus
- Clots
- Catus
- Clits
- Clutts
- Clouts
- Klotz
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Cletus
Cletus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Cletus's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #391. Use the chart and map above to compare Cletus'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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