Cleve
Meaning
“Short form of Cleveland, Old English clif (cliff) plus land, cliff-land.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cleve has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
85 people · the #46,211 first name in Brazil · median age 39
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Cleve
People given the name Cleve in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1979. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Cleve deep dive
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