Cleveland
Cleveland was the 7286th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 92nd; the most babies were born in 1947 (360). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,186 places. More babies were named Cleveland in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,286 boys, down 2,555 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1947360 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,032babies recorded
Cleveland popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 87 since 1922.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,286 | 11 |
| 2020 | #4,731 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,084 | 37 |
| 2000 | #2,056 | 49 |
| 1990 | #1,088 | 96 |
| 1980 | #745 | 139 |
| 1970 | #575 | 197 |
| 1960 | #501 | 249 |
| 1950 | #373 | 330 |
| 1940 | #348 | 265 |
| 1930 | #327 | 287 |
| 1920 | #302 | 356 |
| 1910 | #225 | 108 |
| 1900 | #239 | 72 |
| 1890 | #221 | 56 |
| 1880 | #577 | 11 |
How popular is Cleveland, counting every spelling?
Cleveland has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Cleveland?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cleveland (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cleveland born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cleveland.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cleveland?
About 9,200 people born in the US named Cleveland are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 44 and 73. That makes Cleveland 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cleveland: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cleveland, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cleveland
How popular is the name Cleveland?
Cleveland was the 7286th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 92nd; the most babies were born in 1947 (360). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,186 places. More babies were named Cleveland in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Cleveland a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cleveland in the US.