Is Cleon a boy or girl name?

Cleon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,189 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.9% were girls and 94.1% were boys.

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Cleon

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Cleon was most popular in 1921, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,458 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,189 people named Cleon.

Cleon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cleon’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cleon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cleon is mostly a boy’s name — 5.9% of the 3,189 Americans given it were girls and 94.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cleon

Where Cleon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org