Cletus is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #11038 in 2019 with 6 recorded births. This places Cletus in the bottom 22% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1999 with 12 births ranking #5366. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 40.0%. In 2019, approximately 1 in every 298,894 boys born was named Cletus. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.