Cleon is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Cleon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,900 for boy births in the United States (and #20,433 across all names), given to 7 babies. Cleon was first reported in SSA data in 1884 and peaked in 1921 (75 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,900 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,156 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,382 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,870 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,928 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,524 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,533 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,703 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,158 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,834 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,491 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,606 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,268 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,253 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,702 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,920 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,717 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,268 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,792 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,179 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,469 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,291 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,720 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | — | #6,965 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | — | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,268 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | — | #3,328 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #7,946 |
| 1993 | 20 | — | — | #3,260 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | — | #3,948 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,431 |
| 1990 | 18 | — | — | #3,333 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | — | #4,063 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | — | #4,213 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | — | #3,367 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | — | #3,022 |
| 1985 | 15 | — | — | #3,097 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | — | #4,266 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | — | #4,194 |
| 1982 | 20 | — | — | #2,441 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | — | #3,063 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | — | #3,286 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | — | #2,598 |
| 1978 | 19 | — | — | #2,389 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | — | #2,576 |
| 1976 | 34 | — | — | #1,578 |
| 1975 | 43 | — | — | #1,324 |
| 1974 | 37 | — | — | #1,414 |
| 1973 | 27 | — | — | #1,701 |
| 1972 | 28 | — | — | #1,654 |
| 1971 | 40 | — | — | #1,332 |
| 1970 | 60 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1969 | 52 | — | — | #1,076 |
| 1968 | 27 | — | — | #1,511 |
| 1967 | 17 | — | — | #1,917 |
| 1966 | 29 | — | — | #1,430 |
| 1965 | 17 | — | — | #1,931 |
| 1964 | 13 | — | — | #2,326 |
| 1963 | 22 | — | — | #1,704 |
| 1962 | 19 | — | — | #1,860 |
| 1961 | 14 | — | — | #2,255 |
| 1960 | 15 | — | — | #2,141 |
| 1959 | 23 | — | — | #1,673 |
| 1958 | 24 | — | — | #1,601 |
| 1957 | 24 | — | — | #1,641 |
| 1956 | 32 | — | — | #1,364 |
| 1955 | 26 | — | — | #1,510 |
| 1954 | 25 | — | — | #1,532 |
| 1953 | 25 | — | — | #1,521 |
| 1952 | 22 | — | — | #1,627 |
| 1951 | 28 | — | — | #1,413 |
| 1950 | 28 | — | — | #1,368 |
| 1949 | 21 | — | — | #1,624 |
| 1948 | 32 | — | — | #1,281 |
| 1947 | 37 | — | — | #1,191 |
| 1946 | 28 | — | — | #1,331 |
| 1945 | 29 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1944 | 24 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1943 | 41 | — | — | #1,060 |
| 1942 | 36 | — | #4,741 | #1,249 |
| 1941 | 36 | — | — | #1,094 |
| 1940 | 32 | — | — | #1,189 |
| 1939 | 38 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1938 | 43 | — | — | #967 |
| 1937 | 42 | — | #4,364 | #1,058 |
| 1936 | 54 | — | #3,153 | #907 |
| 1935 | 37 | — | #4,322 | #1,169 |
| 1934 | 54 | — | — | #855 |
| 1933 | 50 | — | #3,822 | #948 |
| 1932 | 57 | — | #4,526 | #892 |
| 1931 | 58 | — | #3,018 | #925 |
| 1930 | 63 | — | #3,400 | #894 |
| 1929 | 58 | — | #3,451 | #953 |
| 1928 | 56 | — | — | #891 |
| 1927 | 54 | — | #3,099 | #1,060 |
| 1926 | 41 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1925 | 76 | — | #3,152 | #817 |
| 1924 | 72 | — | #3,718 | #859 |
| 1923 | 61 | — | #2,953 | #981 |
| 1922 | 68 | — | #4,550 | #871 |
| 1921 | 86 | — | #2,974 | #774 |
| 1920 | 62 | — | #5,116 | #915 |
| 1919 | 71 | — | #2,847 | #852 |
| 1918 | 61 | — | #3,290 | #920 |
| 1917 | 56 | — | #2,729 | #966 |
| 1916 | 46 | — | #4,011 | #1,016 |
| 1915 | 44 | — | #4,408 | #1,022 |
| 1914 | 45 | — | #2,947 | #885 |
| 1913 | 36 | — | #3,280 | #877 |
| 1912 | 19 | — | — | #1,063 |
| 1911 | 17 | — | #2,540 | #994 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,455 |
| 1909 | 8 | — | — | #1,099 |
| 1908 | 11 | — | — | #836 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | — | #1,379 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #2,006 | — |
| 1905 | 11 | — | #1,996 | #1,124 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,239 |
| 1903 | 12 | — | — | #662 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,175 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | — | #872 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,128 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | — | #933 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #979 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #958 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #965 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | — | #875 |