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Boy · Old English place name

Cleveland

Say it: KLEEV-lund

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Meaning

From an English surname and place name, Old English clif 'cliff' and land 'land'.

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Given to many American boys after Grover Cleveland was elected president in 1884.

Its wave through time

Fading since the 1880s

In the United States

00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1884per 1,000 babies of that sex
  • 21,963 babies given this name since 1880
  • At its height in 1884, about 1 in 658 boys
  • 20 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
  2. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

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Where this comes from

  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
  • National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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