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01 / Meaning & origin
Cleve is a masculine given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2013: 5 boys (rank 12136). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Cleve
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | 13 | 514 | observed |
| 1883 | 12 | 527 | observed |
| 1884 | 65 | 204 | observed |
| 1885 | 69 | 190 | observed |
| 1886 | 36 | 283 | observed |
| 1887 | 34 | 276 | observed |
| 1888 | 44 | 269 | observed |
| 1889 | 22 | 379 | observed |
| 1890 | 18 | 424 | observed |
| 1891 | 24 | 349 | observed |
| 1892 | 35 | 312 | observed |
| 1893 | 28 | 330 | observed |
| 1894 | 26 | 358 | observed |
| 1895 | 16 | 501 | observed |
| 1896 | 17 | 500 | observed |
| 1897 | 25 | 375 | observed |
| 1898 | 16 | 523 | observed |
| 1899 | 14 | 521 | observed |
| 1900 | 16 | 623 | observed |
| 1901 | 12 | 596 | observed |
| 1902 | 16 | 536 | observed |
| 1903 | 15 | 576 | observed |
| 1904 | 14 | 612 | observed |
| 1905 | 16 | 592 | observed |
| 1906 | 18 | 547 | observed |
| 1907 | 24 | 472 | observed |
| 1908 | 19 | 585 | observed |
| 1909 | 21 | 574 | observed |
| 1910 | 30 | 512 | observed |
| 1911 | 23 | 644 | observed |
| 1912 | 41 | 659 | observed |
| 1913 | 30 | 897 | observed |
| 1914 | 57 | 673 | observed |
| 1915 | 62 | 759 | observed |
| 1916 | 62 | 781 | observed |
| 1917 | 61 | 804 | observed |
| 1918 | 61 | 841 | observed |
| 1919 | 57 | 877 | observed |
| 1920 | 65 | 835 | observed |
| 1921 | 61 | 890 | observed |
| 1922 | 63 | 863 | observed |
| 1923 | 52 | 954 | observed |
| 1924 | 55 | 944 | observed |
| 1925 | 50 | 956 | observed |
| 1926 | 54 | 916 | observed |
| 1927 | 52 | 964 | observed |
| 1928 | 64 | 818 | observed |
| 1929 | 52 | 930 | observed |
| 1930 | 47 | 990 | observed |
| 1931 | 44 | 997 | observed |
| 1932 | 53 | 874 | observed |
| 1933 | 57 | 821 | observed |
| 1934 | 61 | 792 | observed |
| 1935 | 50 | 894 | observed |
| 1936 | 53 | 832 | observed |
| 1937 | 38 | 1,031 | observed |
| 1938 | 51 | 869 | observed |
| 1939 | 43 | 954 | observed |
| 1940 | 39 | 1,031 | observed |
| 1941 | 38 | 1,051 | observed |
| 1942 | 53 | 910 | observed |
| 1943 | 56 | 893 | observed |
| 1944 | 49 | 906 | observed |
| 1945 | 45 | 960 | observed |
| 1946 | 47 | 980 | observed |
| 1947 | 80 | 769 | observed |
| 1948 | 78 | 766 | observed |
| 1949 | 68 | 824 | observed |
| 1950 | 64 | 850 | observed |
| 1951 | 83 | 766 | observed |
| 1952 | 73 | 821 | observed |
| 1953 | 69 | 863 | observed |
| 1954 | 80 | 807 | observed |
| 1955 | 67 | 906 | observed |
| 1956 | 63 | 940 | observed |
| 1957 | 55 | 1,022 | observed |
| 1958 | 61 | 969 | observed |
| 1959 | 67 | 939 | observed |
| 1960 | 47 | 1,139 | observed |
| 1961 | 54 | 1,059 | observed |
| 1962 | 49 | 1,091 | observed |
| 1963 | 45 | 1,151 | observed |
| 1964 | 36 | 1,311 | observed |
| 1965 | 34 | 1,318 | observed |
| 1966 | 40 | 1,178 | observed |
| 1967 | 31 | 1,364 | observed |
| 1968 | 28 | 1,478 | observed |
| 1969 | 36 | 1,326 | observed |
| 1970 | 34 | 1,435 | observed |
| 1971 | 33 | 1,494 | observed |
| 1972 | 42 | 1,285 | observed |
| 1973 | 24 | 1,817 | observed |
| 1974 | 28 | 1,692 | observed |
| 1975 | 21 | 2,134 | observed |
| 1976 | 26 | 1,873 | observed |
| 1977 | 38 | 1,490 | observed |
| 1978 | 29 | 1,794 | observed |
| 1979 | 19 | 2,465 | observed |
| 1980 | 34 | 1,695 | observed |
| 1981 | 18 | 2,569 | observed |
| 1982 | 16 | 2,831 | observed |
| 1983 | 23 | 2,208 | observed |
| 1984 | 22 | 2,292 | observed |
| 1985 | 16 | 2,942 | observed |
| 1986 | 13 | 3,440 | observed |
| 1987 | 11 | 3,959 | observed |
| 1988 | 15 | 3,350 | observed |
| 1989 | 17 | 3,325 | observed |
| 1990 | 13 | 4,167 | observed |
| 1991 | 24 | 2,753 | observed |
| 1992 | 18 | 3,459 | observed |
| 1993 | 10 | 5,360 | observed |
| 1994 | 11 | 5,109 | observed |
| 1995 | 8 | 6,407 | observed |
| 1996 | 8 | 6,496 | observed |
| 1997 | 5 | 9,265 | observed |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | 7 | 7,874 | observed |
| 2000 | 7 | 8,209 | observed |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | 5 | 10,894 | observed |
| 2004 | 5 | 11,356 | observed |
| 2005 | 5 | 11,472 | observed |
| 2006 | 5 | 12,055 | observed |
| 2007 | 8 | 8,915 | observed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | 9 | 8,310 | observed |
| 2010 | 5 | 12,231 | observed |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,136 | observed |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Cleve” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
