Cleon Boy
How popular is Cleon?
#9,710 boy name in 2025
7 baby boys were named Cleon in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
1,320living people named Cleon (est.)
56median age of people named Cleon
3,189babies named Cleon since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Cleon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #9,710 for boys (▼ 728 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-36% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,061 in 2015 |
| Peak year | 1921 (75 boys) |
| Highest rank | #656 in 1903 |
| First recorded | 1884 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cleon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Klein family of names ranked #2,948 for boys in 2025 (#3,441 the year before), with 29 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Klein | 17 | 59% |
| Cleon | 7 | 24% |
| Kleon | 5 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Cleon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | #848 |
| 1890s | 23 | #906 |
| 1900s | 59 | #656 |
| 1910s | 342 | #850 |
| 1920s | 565 | #772 |
| 1930s | 450 | #853 |
| 1940s | 311 | #1,053 |
| 1950s | 257 | #1,361 |
| 1960s | 225 | #1,075 |
| 1970s | 323 | #1,051 |
| 1980s | 134 | #2,425 |
| 1990s | 123 | #3,240 |
| 2000s | 69 | #5,124 |
| 2010s | 62 | #7,061 |
| 2020s | 41 | #7,763 |
Boy names about as popular as Cleon
Questions
- Is Cleon a boy or girl name?
- Cleon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cleon were boys.
- How popular is the name Cleon?
- 7 baby boys were named Cleon in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
- When was Cleon most popular?
- Cleon peaked in 1921, when 75 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #656 in 1903.
- How many people are named Cleon?
- 3,189 babies have been named Cleon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,320 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.