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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Cleophus

Cleophus was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 1042nd; the most babies were born in 1947 (46). More babies were named Cleophus in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
194746 babies
Total since 1880
2,042babies recorded

Cleophus popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 19 since 1917.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#10,6565
1990#6,5337
1980#3,28713
1970#2,13318
1960#1,36534
1950#1,20636
1940#1,37424
1930#1,34029
1920#1,83319
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Cleophus, counting every spelling?

Cleophus has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Cleophus?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Cleophus are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 49 and 73. That makes Cleophus a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Cleophus by state

How common Cleophus was among boys born in each state in 1945–1949, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (10.6×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesAR0.10Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNC0.02South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesAL0.23Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Cleophus, boys, 1945–1949. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Cleophus: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cleophus, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Cleophus

How popular is the name Cleophus?

Cleophus was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 1042nd; the most babies were born in 1947 (46). More babies were named Cleophus in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Cleophus a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 19 girls and 2,023 boys.

Where was Cleophus most popular?

In 1945–1949, Cleophus was most common in Alabama (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arkansas and North Carolina.