Cleven
Cleven is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Carol C. Cleven (1928–2015), American politician Endre Johannes Cleven (1874–1916), Norwegian-born Canadian classical musician and military officer Gale Cleven (1918–2006), American World War II pilot and colonel Hans-Dieter Cleven, former financial advisor to Boris Becker who sued Becker, claiming he was owed $41…
Meaning & Origin of Cleven
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cleven is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Carol C. Cleven (1928–2015), American politician Endre Johannes Cleven (1874–1916), Norwegian-born Canadian classical musician and military officer Gale Cleven (1918–2006), American World War II pilot and colonel Hans-Dieter Cleven, former financial advisor to Boris Becker who sued Becker, claiming he was owed $41…
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The Story of Cleven
The earliest SSA record of Cleven as a baby boy name dates back to 1908, when 5 babies received it. 1920 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Cleven — #1,694 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Cleven on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Cleven last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 583 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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About the name Cleven
Cleven is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 583 births in the dataset. Cleven's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,694. Use the chart and map above to compare Cleven'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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