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Cleon

94% boys · 7 born in 2025

Cleon has been given to about 3,189 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,586
Median age today60 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cleon per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 86
  • Born in 20257
  • All time3,189

How popular is Cleon?

Its best year was 1921, when 86 babies were given the name, ranking 774th. The typical living American called Cleon is about 60 years old today.

Names that sound like Cleon

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leon0.85
  2. Keon0.81
  3. Cleo0.75
  4. Kelton0.72
  5. Eldon0.70
  6. Elton0.70
  7. Deon0.70
  8. Levon0.70

Middle names for Cleon

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cleon James0.74
  2. Cleon Miles0.73
  3. Cleon Wilder0.72
  4. Cleon Thomas0.71
  5. Cleon Cole0.56
  6. Cleon Paul0.55

Sibling names for Cleon

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.85
  2. Elouisesister · 0.83
  3. Lenorasister · 0.82
  4. Louiebrother · 0.82
  5. Otisbrother · 0.81
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.80

Where Cleon is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cleon Evans0.73
    2. Cleon Edwards0.73
    3. Cleon Allen0.73
    4. Cleon Adams0.73
    5. Cleon Williams0.69
    6. Cleon Walker0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Cleon

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.