Given name
Cletis
“one who has been summoned”
Cletis is a variant of Cletus. One Greek interpretation is “one who has been summoned.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cletis is a variant of Cletus. One Greek interpretation is “one who has been summoned.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cletis is a variant of Cletus. An origin associated with Cletus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cletis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,762
- 1,603 boys · 159 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 639 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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