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Cleve
OriginDiminutive of Cleveland
Meaning"hilly land, from the cliff"
GenderBoy
US Rank#936
Top 1000
NB Rank#9143
On Nameberry
About Cleve
Variation of Cleveland
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Famous Cleves
- Cleveland Keith "Cleve" Benedict
U.S. Congressman from West Virginia
- Cleve Jones
American gay rights activist
- Cleve Gray
American painter
- Cleveland "Schoolboy Cleve" White
American blues harmonica player
- Cleve Cartmill
American science fiction novelist
- Cleve Barry Moler
American mathematician and computer scientist
- Kerr Van Cleve Smith
American actor
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