Cleveland

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Cleveland is a masculine given name borne by: Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and advocate of time zones Cleveland Abbott, African-American football player, college football and basketball head coach and educator Cleveland Amory, American animal rights activist and author Cleveland Bailey, Jamaican cricketer Cleveland M.

From Wikipedia

Cleveland first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1947 with 360 babies (rank #360 that year). In 2024 it was given to 13 boys (rank #6,506). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cleveland

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cleveland yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

22,021

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

360

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Cleveland

Cleveland Abbemeteorological observer · b. 1838

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	11	#577
1881	12	#508
1882	35	#289
1883	35	#280
1884	174	#92
1885	147	#98
1886	87	#160
1887	54	#212
1888	87	#173
1889	60	#211
1890	56	#221
1891	50	#228
1892	82	#190
1893	66	#209
1894	50	#243
1895	51	#251
1896	56	#243
1897	39	#289
1898	35	#324
1899	39	#277
1900	72	#239
1901	30	#326
1902	52	#257
1903	42	#292
1904	42	#301
1905	54	#268
1906	53	#271
1907	66	#256
1908	59	#281
1909	83	#240
1910	108	#225
1911	110	#243
1912	156	#286
1913	173	#301
1914	214	#310
1915	244	#337
1916	252	#336
1917	287	#317
1918	321	#313
1919	354	#286
1920	356	#302
1921	339	#316
1922	346	#307
1923	336	#313
1924	339	#311
1925	296	#335
1926	326	#314
1927	325	#319
1928	276	#344
1929	244	#365
1930	287	#327
1931	244	#356
1932	265	#339
1933	245	#343
1934	211	#376
1935	259	#342
1936	222	#364
1937	246	#346
1938	242	#358
1939	259	#345
1940	265	#348
1941	247	#370
1942	274	#366
1943	289	#361
1944	296	#346
1945	283	#353
1946	305	#371
1947	360	#360
1948	328	#374
1949	323	#374
1950	330	#373
1951	318	#381
1952	326	#379
1953	330	#382
1954	321	#400
1955	325	#405
1956	325	#417
1957	292	#451
1958	259	#487
1959	243	#501
1960	249	#501
1961	249	#504
1962	198	#561
1963	202	#556
1964	215	#533
1965	218	#520
1966	186	#559
1967	196	#530
1968	161	#598
1969	181	#581
1970	197	#575
1971	189	#605
1972	144	#669
1973	170	#609
1974	147	#671
1975	150	#674
1976	125	#744
1977	133	#741
1978	117	#779
1979	126	#771
1980	139	#745
1981	116	#815
1982	129	#777
1983	128	#765
1984	116	#811
1985	92	#951
1986	95	#938
1987	91	#998
1988	91	#1,033
1989	110	#975
1990	96	#1,088
1991	96	#1,118
1992	75	#1,302
1993	87	#1,209
1994	75	#1,345
1995	68	#1,448
1996	65	#1,538
1997	62	#1,629
1998	60	#1,705
1999	59	#1,735
2000	49	#2,056
2001	62	#1,802
2002	67	#1,725
2003	52	#2,130
2004	38	#2,752
2005	47	#2,436
2006	41	#2,793
2007	42	#2,822
2008	37	#3,116
2009	39	#3,000
2010	37	#3,084
2011	43	#2,760
2012	32	#3,384
2013	22	#4,352
2014	26	#3,919
2015	25	#4,100
2016	23	#4,350
2017	28	#3,791
2018	23	#4,385
2019	21	#4,667
2020	20	#4,730
2021	21	#4,657
2022	12	#6,900
2023	11	#7,369
2024	13	#6,506