Holding steady.
Popularity of Cleotis since 1916
Babies named Cleotis per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1957, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Cleotis's real moment was 1934.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 |
| 1920s | 18 |
| 1930s | 53 |
| 1940s | 56 |
| 1950s | 89 |
| 1960s | 38 |
| 1970s | 27 |
| 1980s | 19 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Cleotis is a rare American name that first appeared in Social Security records in 1916. It achieved its highest usage in the 1930s, with a peak in 1934, but never reached the top 1,000. Its trajectory has been stable, meaning it has never seen a sharp rise or fall in popularity. The name has no recorded top states, indicating spread across the country without regional concentration. Cleotis likely originates as a modern coinage, combining the fashionable Cle- prefix with a -tis suffix, following a pattern seen in other invented names of that era. Despite its obscurity, Cleotis has sustained minimal but consistent use for over a century.
Cleotis appears to be a modern American coinage, likely formed by combining the popular prefix Cle- (as in Cleo or Cleveland) with the suffix -tis, a pattern seen in other invented names. The name first appeared in U.S. records in 1916 and saw greatest use in the 1930s, peaking in 1934. Its usage has remained stable but very rare, never reaching the top 1,000 names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Cleo
Sibling names for Cleotis
Names that share Cleotis's style, for a brother or sister.
