Cleva

KLEH-vuh /ˈklɛvə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Cleva is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Cleva is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1959. Cleva was first reported in SSA data in 1884 and peaked in 1918 (25 births).

About the name Cleva

PronunciationKLEH-vuh /ˈklɛvə/
25peak births 1918
1884first in SSA data

Names similar to Cleva

How popular is Cleva?

Girls named Cleva
188418901900191019201930194019501959
Girls named Cleva per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1884–1959 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1959) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Cleva total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19595—#6,416
19565—#6,106
19546—#5,245
19496—#4,771
19486—#4,764
194711—#3,285
194511—#2,773
19428—#3,496
194111—#2,703
194011—#2,595
19399—#2,955
193814—#2,247
193715—#2,111
193611—#2,551
19359—#2,965
193411—#2,593
193315—#2,074
193215—#2,155
193114—#2,219
19309—#3,104
192915—#2,213
19289—#3,216
192717—#2,185
192619—#2,013
192510—#3,154
192414—#2,547
192311—#2,954
192221—#1,908
192110—#3,204
192019—#2,028
191913—#2,542
191825—#1,608
191717—#2,013
191613—#2,398
191514—#2,156
19146—#3,268
191311—#1,917
19126—#2,693
19115—#2,542
19109—#1,655
19098—#1,636
19086—#1,905
19076—#1,872
19066—#1,774
190511—#1,175
19049—#1,276
19038—#1,342
19015—#1,729
18986—#1,539
18927—#1,191
18886—#1,167
18858—#798
18849—#745