Cleo

#577 for girls in 2025, 516 births · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to girls 74.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1907 · 325 births
Debut · girls
17 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
33,565
since 1880

Cleo over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #171, 1907peak #257, 1915girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#577516#5,20818
2024#607495#4,70121
2023#608490#4,22025
2022#664445#5,44517
2021#793356#4,93619
2020#881303#5,45116
2019#968270#6,77712
2018#1,108222#3,99326
2017#1,465153#5,11118
2016#1,545145#4,94319
2015#1,743120#5,50716
2014#1,982100#9,6427
2013#2,27981#9,6557
2012#1,690124#5,48216
2011#2,17387#9,6007
2010#2,40578#9,6937
2009#2,56872#12,4915
2008#3,42048#6,39313
2007#2,85863#6,62212
2006#2,94058#10,6626
2005#3,08151#5,87513
2004#3,03351#9,9486
2003#2,70758#8,6437
2002#2,33169#6,08811
2001#2,19374#10,5565
2000#2,33266#4,57316
1999#2,73750#4,76214
1998#2,30761#4,87313
1997#2,36056#3,45520
1996#2,25359#4,18515
1995#2,97739#4,50813
1994#2,87741#4,29014
1993#3,22135#4,02015
1992#2,43353#3,22020
1991#2,98938#3,22419
1990#2,90039#2,48827
1989#3,40230#4,01713
1988#3,03933#2,59922
1987#2,61238#2,21526
1986#2,51239#2,22625
1985#2,48439#2,50420
1984#3,52723#2,29222
1983#2,91029#2,14024
1982#3,41824#1,77432
1981#3,34025#2,08625
1980#3,00229#2,05826
1979#2,52536#1,78831
1978#2,68031#1,47440
1977#2,60632#1,51537
1976#3,00224#1,82827
1975#2,68028#1,30444
1974#2,06640#1,88624
1973#2,01940#1,46434
1972#2,17335#1,77125
1971#2,29634#1,46634
1970#2,39531#1,41635
1969#2,20833#1,26539
1968#1,97537#1,39331
1967#1,88139#1,31233
1966#1,53253#1,01651
1965#1,42160#1,08147
1964#1,28175#1,04452
1963#1,50855#1,12147
1962#1,23479#1,21541
1961#1,26876#1,00160
1960#1,30171#1,08351
1959#1,10494#96464
1958#1,05998#1,00657
1957#1,015106#85377
1956#830142#77891
1955#796147#74596
1954#782143#78883
1953#794135#693106
1952#689167#673106
1951#765133#71195
1950#686156#681100
1949#646164#656110
1948#643168#673100
1947#584212#568141
1946#556203#562130
1945#542182#583107
1944#494213#564117
1943#470244#543133
1942#438277#494155
1941#414275#496138
1940#384301#495139
1939#372312#479141
1938#318387#427178
1937#313391#442159
1936#333350#412179
1935#291426#435167
1934#288448#380206
1933#297417#370215
1932#294455#396200
1931#284482#375223
1930#290515#402208
1929#263584#417198
1928#263606#377241
1927#256662#315335
1926#240730#345280
1925#229812#334298
1924#218909#335300
1923#216883#328314
1922#202991#329309
1921#201992#313345
1920#1911,049#305350
1919#1901,013#282355
1918#1971,009#279363
1917#1891,009#298313
1916#1801,031#289319
1915#184914#257349
1914#197672#309215
1913#198536#343145
1912#204469#311139
1911#200358#30078
1910#190357#28972
1909#178333#29260
1908#191290#31050
1907#171325#27856
1906#200238#27352
1905#193248#28149
1904#195230#31240
1903#190221#29740
1902#211198#33733
1901#229160#35926
1900#226198#40231
1899#241132#61311
1898#253139#54315
1897#245131#38424
1896#237134#36727
1895#252125#45619
1894#249118#63111
1893#238122#39121
1892#27295#49716
1891#28776#59710
1890#27981#56612
1889#28370#7897
1888#29663#58012
1887#35437#8196
1886#32642#6948
1885#35432#7008
1884#36630#8486
1883#35426—
1882#43118—
1881#33823—
1880#40317#9095
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Cleo was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 17 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 24 girls a year got the name.

Where Cleo is popular in 1930

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #149 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 739 girlsNDMinnesota: #186 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,398 girlsMNIllinois: #349 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,086 girlsILWisconsin: #233 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,194 girlsWIMichigan: #294 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,004 girlsMINew York: #662 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,979 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedRIOregon: #161 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 873 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedSDIowa: #186 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsIAIndiana: #263 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,510 girlsINOhio: #239 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,171 girlsOHPennsylvania: #350 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,128 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #317 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,483 girlsCAUtah: #111 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 399 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedCONebraska: #209 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsNEMissouri: #312 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,794 girlsMOKentucky: #199 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsKYWest Virginia: #230 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsWVVirginia: #227 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,602 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #198 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 760 girlsNMKansas: #189 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsKSArkansas: #248 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,354 girlsARTennessee: #232 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,492 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #206 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,223 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #171 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 902 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #294 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,981 girlsOKLouisiana: #207 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 962 girlsLAMississippi: #199 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 960 girlsMSAlabama: #298 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,304 girlsALGeorgia: #202 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cleo, so not publishedHITexas: #292 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsTXFlorida: #259 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,511 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#111 · 1 in 399
  2. North Dakota#149 · 1 in 739
  3. Oregon#161 · 1 in 873
  4. South Carolina#171 · 1 in 902
  5. Iowa#186 · 1 in 1,249

Best ever in a state: #50 in Utah, 1919.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#111121 in 399
North Dakota#14981 in 739
Oregon#16161 in 873
South Carolina#171221 in 902
Iowa#186151 in 1,249
Minnesota#186141 in 1,398
Kansas#189131 in 1,089
New Mexico#19861 in 760
Kentucky#199271 in 1,011
Mississippi#199231 in 960
Georgia#202261 in 1,166
North Carolina#206291 in 1,223
Louisiana#207221 in 962
Nebraska#20981 in 1,364
Virginia#227151 in 1,602
West Virginia#230131 in 1,413
Tennessee#232181 in 1,492
Wisconsin#233111 in 2,194
Ohio#239241 in 2,171
Arkansas#248141 in 1,354
Florida#25981 in 1,511
Indiana#263101 in 2,510
Texas#292401 in 1,488
Michigan#294141 in 3,004
Oklahoma#294121 in 1,981
Alabama#298131 in 2,304
Missouri#312101 in 2,794
California#317151 in 2,483
Illinois#349141 in 4,086
Pennsylvania#350161 in 5,128
New York#66261 in 15,979
Alaska———
Arizona———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Washington———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cleo
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 30 spots since 2024 (#607 → #577)
  • 304 spots since 2020 (#881 → #577)
  • 1,166 spots since 2015 (#1,743 → #577)
  • Biggest jump: 140 spots in 2019 (#1,108 → #968)
  • Biggest drop: 185 spots in 1957 (#830 → #1,015)
Rise & fade · girls
27 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1907 at #171 (325 births)
  • Births halved by 1950, 43 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 84 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1880–1956
Share of babies · girls
1 in 980
  • Highest: 1 in 980 girls born in 1907 were named Cleo (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,115 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 24.5% of all girls named Cleo (8,218) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1983
  • Mostly boys until 1982, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s358#283 (1889)#351
1890s1,153#237 (1896)#255
1900s2,441#171 (1907)#198
1910s7,368#180 (1916)#193
1920s8,218#191 (1920)#228
1930s4,183#284 (1931)#308
1940s2,239#384 (1940)#517
1950s1,321#686 (1950)#852
1960s578#1,234 (1962)#1,561
1970s331#2,019 (1973)#2,444
1980s309#2,484 (1985)#3,025
1990s471#2,253 (1996)#2,705
2000s610#2,193 (2001)#2,746
2010s1,380#968 (2019)#1,736
2020s2,605#577 (2025)#688

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cleo in 1930

girls
#290
515 births · 1 in 2,186 girls
boys
#402
208 births · 1 in 5,276 boys

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #290Cleo515

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #402Cleo208
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 2,186 of them was named Cleo, which outranked 94.5% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cleo
  1. #287Sophie524
  2. #288Lenora523
  3. #288Sharon523
  4. #290Cleo515
  5. #291Dixie512
  6. #291Elva512
  7. #291Willa512
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 5,276 of them was named Cleo, which outranked 91.1% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cleo
  1. #398Lorenzo211
  2. #400Wilford210
  3. #401Pablo209
  4. #402Cleo208
  5. #402Alva208
  6. #402Sterling208
  7. #405Dudley207
  8. #405Jess207
  9. #405Normand207

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,094Derl#3,959 → #865
  2. ↑ 420Clive#1,378 → #958
  3. ↑ 380Farris#1,272 → #892
  4. ↑ 368Earlie#1,296 → #928
  5. ↑ 357Winton#1,272 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 486Americo#729 → #1,215
  2. ↓ 433Enrico#995 → #1,428
  3. ↓ 371Eliseo#844 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 312Meyer#878 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 304Hilbert#869 → #1,173

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1930 →