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Cleotis

100% boys · last recorded 1986

Cleotis has been given to about 319 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 205
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cleotis per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1957 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time319

How popular is Cleotis?

Its best year was 1957, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 2108th. The typical living American called Cleotis is about 70 years old today.

Names that sound like Cleotis

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lewis0.63
  2. Otis0.63
  3. Cletus0.63
  4. Alexis0.58
  5. Louis0.58
  6. Curtis0.58
  7. Ottis0.60
  8. Kurtis0.55

Middle names for Cleotis

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cleotis Paul0.77
  2. Cleotis John0.77
  3. Cleotis Lee0.77
  4. Cleotis Dean0.76
  5. Cleotis Blake0.76
  6. Cleotis Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Cleotis

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.66
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.65
  3. Myrasister · 0.63
  4. Frankieeither · 0.60
  5. Louiebrother · 0.59
  6. Rudybrother · 0.59

Where Cleotis is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cleotis Anderson0.77
    2. Cleotis Reyes0.72
    3. Cleotis Nguyen0.72
    4. Cleotis Moore0.72
    5. Cleotis Lee0.72
    6. Cleotis Hall0.72

    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 Cleotis

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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