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Clete
OriginGreek, diminutive of Cletus
Meaning"called forth"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Clete
A sleek nickname name more attractive than its longer form, there have been a couple of prominent baseball player Cletes as well as the broadcast journalist Clete Roberts.
Pronounced KLEET.
As of October 2026, Clete ranked #11037 in US births in 2017 SSA, peaked at #1868 in 1965.
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 |
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Famous Cletes
- Cletis Leroy "Clete" Boyer
American baseball player
- (Michael) Clete Thomas
American baseball player
- Cletus W. "Clete" Blakeman
American NFL referee
- Clete Roberts
American broadcast journalist and actor
- Cletus Handley Francis "Clete" Turner
Australian AFL footballer
- Cletus "Clete" Patterson
American NFL player
- Clete Donald "Don" Johnson Jr.
U.S. Congressman from Georgia
Clete in pop culture
- Clete
an Amazon in Greek mythology; a follower of Penthesilea who founded the city of Clete, Italy (pr. Clee,tee)
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