Cletus is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1922 and has since faded.
Cletus is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,382 for boy births in the United States (and #17,424 across all names), given to 9 babies. Cletus was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 1922 (233 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,382 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,199 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,440 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,717 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,893 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,043 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,874 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,039 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,987 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,903 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,836 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,948 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,624 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,908 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,835 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,316 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,703 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,378 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,067 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,980 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,772 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,089 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,292 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,366 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #9,876 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,335 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | — | #5,604 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #5,942 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | — | #5,060 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | — | #3,486 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,050 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | — | #3,483 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | — | #3,949 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | — | #3,563 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | — | #2,798 |
| 1985 | 19 | — | — | #2,615 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | — | #2,717 |
| 1983 | 21 | — | — | #2,348 |
| 1982 | 20 | — | — | #2,442 |
| 1981 | 28 | — | — | #1,954 |
| 1980 | 25 | — | — | #2,121 |
| 1979 | 24 | — | — | #2,114 |
| 1978 | 18 | — | — | #2,494 |
| 1977 | 21 | — | — | #2,217 |
| 1976 | 29 | — | — | #1,751 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | — | #2,383 |
| 1974 | 20 | — | — | #2,137 |
| 1973 | 22 | — | — | #1,938 |
| 1972 | 28 | — | — | #1,655 |
| 1971 | 31 | — | — | #1,562 |
| 1970 | 40 | — | — | #1,316 |
| 1969 | 38 | — | — | #1,283 |
| 1968 | 34 | — | — | #1,319 |
| 1967 | 52 | — | — | #1,005 |
| 1966 | 62 | — | — | #926 |
| 1965 | 54 | — | — | #1,002 |
| 1964 | 66 | — | — | #936 |
| 1963 | 62 | — | — | #958 |
| 1962 | 49 | — | — | #1,092 |
| 1961 | 63 | — | — | #971 |
| 1960 | 56 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1959 | 51 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1958 | 55 | — | — | #1,030 |
| 1957 | 64 | — | — | #944 |
| 1956 | 57 | — | — | #989 |
| 1955 | 67 | — | — | #908 |
| 1954 | 63 | — | — | #934 |
| 1953 | 62 | — | — | #909 |
| 1952 | 75 | — | — | #808 |
| 1951 | 86 | — | — | #751 |
| 1950 | 81 | — | — | #762 |
| 1949 | 82 | — | — | #761 |
| 1948 | 83 | — | #5,384 | #766 |
| 1947 | 79 | — | — | #772 |
| 1946 | 87 | — | — | #695 |
| 1945 | 88 | — | — | #645 |
| 1944 | 79 | — | #4,686 | #724 |
| 1943 | 106 | — | #4,804 | #635 |
| 1942 | 93 | — | #4,742 | #685 |
| 1941 | 110 | — | #4,520 | #578 |
| 1940 | 103 | — | #3,567 | #604 |
| 1939 | 99 | — | — | #575 |
| 1938 | 103 | — | #3,916 | #602 |
| 1937 | 125 | — | #3,878 | #531 |
| 1936 | 127 | — | — | #507 |
| 1935 | 142 | — | #4,325 | #483 |
| 1934 | 134 | — | — | #495 |
| 1933 | 131 | — | #3,824 | #501 |
| 1932 | 156 | — | — | #455 |
| 1931 | 143 | — | #2,607 | #498 |
| 1930 | 177 | — | — | #442 |
| 1929 | 173 | — | #2,330 | #465 |
| 1928 | 169 | — | #3,215 | #482 |
| 1927 | 206 | — | #2,578 | #439 |
| 1926 | 213 | — | #2,594 | #429 |
| 1925 | 197 | — | #2,640 | #442 |
| 1924 | 242 | — | #2,331 | #407 |
| 1923 | 200 | — | — | #427 |
| 1922 | 243 | — | #3,200 | #391 |
| 1921 | 187 | — | #2,657 | #466 |
| 1920 | 182 | — | #3,386 | #463 |
| 1919 | 181 | — | #2,541 | #451 |
| 1918 | 216 | — | #2,221 | #414 |
| 1917 | 201 | — | #2,584 | #411 |
| 1916 | 182 | — | #2,696 | #433 |
| 1915 | 163 | — | #2,943 | #438 |
| 1914 | 103 | — | #3,267 | #497 |
| 1913 | 90 | — | #2,593 | #476 |
| 1912 | 73 | — | #2,425 | #486 |
| 1911 | 39 | — | #2,541 | #508 |
| 1910 | 28 | — | — | #541 |
| 1909 | 31 | — | — | #454 |
| 1908 | 30 | — | — | #438 |
| 1907 | 24 | — | — | #473 |
| 1906 | 14 | — | — | #650 |
| 1905 | 19 | — | — | #532 |
| 1904 | 15 | — | — | #590 |
| 1903 | 15 | — | — | #581 |
| 1902 | 10 | — | — | #757 |
| 1901 | 12 | — | — | #609 |
| 1900 | 15 | — | — | #652 |
| 1899 | 15 | — | #1,651 | #670 |
| 1898 | 13 | — | #1,751 | #820 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | — | #735 |
| 1896 | 11 | — | — | #681 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | — | #700 |
| 1894 | 10 | — | — | #683 |
| 1893 | 12 | — | — | #577 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,097 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #999 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,066 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #994 |