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!

Cletus Rank in US Top 1000

# 924 in the US

Cletus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2047 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Cletus

• 1826 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Cletus

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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

The name 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!).