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Clete

1 syllablePeak year: 19655 lettersStarts with C

Meaning & origin

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Clete's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Clete, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Clete
19486
19525
19537
19547
195510
19567
19598
196112
19626
196314
196412
196518
19666
19677
196812
19699
197012
19716
197210
19736
19749
19756
19765
19776
19797
19807
19865
19885
198910
20005
20056
20065
20085
20137
20147
20176

Clete through the decades

  • Clete peaked in 1965, when 18 babies were named Clete in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (1986–2017), use of Clete has fallen 18% compared to the 10 years before that.

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