Cleveland
Pronounced K L IY1 V L AH0 N D (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1947
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Cleveland?
Cleveland is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 22,064 children — the 730th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 197 births across the past decade, against a peak of 360 in a single year. That peak was in 1947.
Cleaveland is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Cleveland and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Cleaveland
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K L IY1 V L AH0 N D
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Cleveland
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Cleveland
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Cleveland?
- Cleveland ranks 730th among boys' names in US records, with 22,064 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 197.
- Is Cleveland a unisex name?
- No. Cleveland is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Cleveland most popular?
- 1947, when 360 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Cleveland spelled?
- Cleaveland. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.