Cletus is a boy's name of English origin meaning “one who has been called.” In 2024 it was given to 6 boys in the United States.
Cletus belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “one who has been called” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Cletus first appears in Social Security records in 1886. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #391 in 1922, and in 2024 6 babies received the name — 7,426 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Cletus means “one who has been called” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Cletus is a boy name. In 2024, 6 babies received the name in the US.
Cletus comes from the English & American tradition.
Cletus first appears in US records in 1886. Its best-ever ranking was #391 in 1922, and 6 babies were given the name in 2024.
Cletus is pronounced /ˈkliːt.əs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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