Name Legacy

Cleophus

Recorded 1904–2007 · United States

Cleophus was most popular in 1947, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,330 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,042 people named Cleophus.

Most popular in1947
Rank that year#2,330
Births that year46
Total since 18802,042
Given to99% boys

Cleophus over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Cleophus’s peak in 1947. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cleophus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cleophus is a boy’s name — 0.9% of the 2,042 Americans given it were girls and 99.1% were 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 Cleophus

Where Cleophus 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