Cleve is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #12377 in 2006 with 5 recorded births. This places Cleve in the bottom 12% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2009 with 9 births ranking #8421. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 37.5%. In 2006, approximately 1 in every 411,024 boys born was named Cleve. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.