Cletus

CLEE-tuhs
Greek
"called forth"

Cletus Origin and Meaning

The name Cletus is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "called forth".

Sometimes used as a short-form of Catholic Pope name Anacletus, Cletus is an ancient name that has not-yet found the popularity of Theodore, Leo, Atticus and Max. It perhaps suffers from its association to the yokel character in The Simpsons , but we think it's time for a reconsideration, given how well it fits into several current trends. Nickname Clete is cute as a button!

# 924 in the US

Cletus Rank in US Top 1000

# 1826 on Nameberry

Cletus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Cletus Popularity

Famous People Named Cletus

  • Cletus Erik Thule Andersson
    Swedish water polo player
  • Cletus "Clete" Blakeman
    American football official
  • Cletus Ibeto
    Nigerian businessman
  • Cletus Seldin
    American boxer
  • Cletus Segbe Wotorson
    Liberian politician and geologist
  • Cletus Handley Francis "Clete" Turner
    Australian AFL footballer
  • Cletus "Clete" Patterson
    American NFL player
  • Robert Cletus "Bobby" Driscoll
    American actor
  • Cletus Ositadimma Udeogaranya
    Nigerian Engineer

Cletus in Pop Culture

  • Cletus Spuckler aka Cletus the Slack
    Jawed Yokel, hillbilly character on TV's "The Simpsons"
  • Cletus
    character from the movie "The Grave"
  • Cletus Hogg
    deputy on TV's "The Dukes of Hazzard"
  • Cletus Kasady aka Carnage
    Marvel Comics supervillain
  • Cletus Jones
    character in Starkid's" The Trail to Oregon" (he's killed three people!).