Clete is a boy name. It last appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 2017. Clete first appears in the data in 1948 and reached its peak in 1965 (18 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #23,446 |
| 2014 | 7 | #21,532 |
| 2013 | 7 | #21,624 |
| 2008 | 5 | #28,453 |
| 2006 | 5 | #27,741 |
| 2005 | 6 | #23,380 |
| 2000 | 5 | #23,968 |
| 1989 | 10 | #11,622 |
| 1988 | 5 | #18,060 |
| 1986 | 5 | #16,712 |
| 1980 | 7 | #12,458 |
| 1979 | 7 | #12,244 |
| 1977 | 6 | #12,957 |
| 1976 | 5 | #14,241 |
| 1975 | 6 | #12,187 |
| 1974 | 9 | #8,911 |
| 1973 | 6 | #11,396 |
| 1972 | 10 | #7,902 |
| 1971 | 6 | #11,231 |
| 1970 | 12 | #6,933 |
| 1969 | 9 | #7,784 |
| 1968 | 12 | #6,201 |
| 1967 | 7 | #8,378 |
| 1966 | 6 | #9,084 |
| 1965 | 18 | #4,635 |
| 1964 | 12 | #6,069 |
| 1963 | 14 | #5,478 |
| 1962 | 6 | #9,197 |
| 1961 | 12 | #5,978 |
| 1959 | 8 | #7,389 |
| 1956 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1955 | 10 | #6,200 |
| 1954 | 7 | #7,675 |
| 1953 | 7 | #7,544 |
| 1952 | 5 | #9,334 |
| 1948 | 6 | #8,021 |