Cleotha
Cleotha was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 1514th with 24 babies. More babies were named Cleotha in the 1940s 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
- 194924 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,042babies recorded
Cleotha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | #6,416 | — | 5 |
| 1970 | — | #4,828 | — | 5 |
| 1960 | — | #2,226 | — | 14 |
| 1950 | #3,088 | #1,543 | 12 | 23 |
| 1940 | #2,768 | #2,206 | 10 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,717 | #3,348 | 11 | 7 |
| 1920 | #2,941 | #3,264 | 11 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Cleotha, counting every spelling?
Cleotha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Cleotha?
About 400 people born in the US named Cleotha are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 56 and 76. That makes Cleotha a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Cleotha by state
How common Cleotha was among boys born in each state in 1947–1951, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (33.9×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Cleotha
How popular is the name Cleotha?
Cleotha was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 1514th with 24 babies. More babies were named Cleotha in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Cleotha a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 292 girls and 750 boys.
Where was Cleotha most popular?
In 1947–1951, Cleotha was most common in Mississippi (0.34 per 1,000 boys).