Cleve is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Cleve means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Cleve across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Cleve has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Cleve is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “pet form of Cleveland, from the cliff”. A short form of Cleveland meaning hilly land.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,529 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Cleve per year, United States (1882 to 2013). United States peaked in 1951 (83/yr).
Cleve is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1951, when it ranked #1,738 nationally (given to 83 babies that year).
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