Cleo
#577 for girls in 2025, 516 births · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to girls 74.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1907 · 325 births
- Debut · girls
- 17 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 33,565since 1880
Cleo over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #577 | 516 | #5,208 | 18 |
| 2024 | #607 | 495 | #4,701 | 21 |
| 2023 | #608 | 490 | #4,220 | 25 |
| 2022 | #664 | 445 | #5,445 | 17 |
| 2021 | #793 | 356 | #4,936 | 19 |
| 2020 | #881 | 303 | #5,451 | 16 |
| 2019 | #968 | 270 | #6,777 | 12 |
| 2018 | #1,108 | 222 | #3,993 | 26 |
| 2017 | #1,465 | 153 | #5,111 | 18 |
| 2016 | #1,545 | 145 | #4,943 | 19 |
| 2015 | #1,743 | 120 | #5,507 | 16 |
| 2014 | #1,982 | 100 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #2,279 | 81 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #1,690 | 124 | #5,482 | 16 |
| 2011 | #2,173 | 87 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #2,405 | 78 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #2,568 | 72 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #3,420 | 48 | #6,393 | 13 |
| 2007 | #2,858 | 63 | #6,622 | 12 |
| 2006 | #2,940 | 58 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #3,081 | 51 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #3,033 | 51 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #2,707 | 58 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #2,331 | 69 | #6,088 | 11 |
| 2001 | #2,193 | 74 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #2,332 | 66 | #4,573 | 16 |
| 1999 | #2,737 | 50 | #4,762 | 14 |
| 1998 | #2,307 | 61 | #4,873 | 13 |
| 1997 | #2,360 | 56 | #3,455 | 20 |
| 1996 | #2,253 | 59 | #4,185 | 15 |
| 1995 | #2,977 | 39 | #4,508 | 13 |
| 1994 | #2,877 | 41 | #4,290 | 14 |
| 1993 | #3,221 | 35 | #4,020 | 15 |
| 1992 | #2,433 | 53 | #3,220 | 20 |
| 1991 | #2,989 | 38 | #3,224 | 19 |
| 1990 | #2,900 | 39 | #2,488 | 27 |
| 1989 | #3,402 | 30 | #4,017 | 13 |
| 1988 | #3,039 | 33 | #2,599 | 22 |
| 1987 | #2,612 | 38 | #2,215 | 26 |
| 1986 | #2,512 | 39 | #2,226 | 25 |
| 1985 | #2,484 | 39 | #2,504 | 20 |
| 1984 | #3,527 | 23 | #2,292 | 22 |
| 1983 | #2,910 | 29 | #2,140 | 24 |
| 1982 | #3,418 | 24 | #1,774 | 32 |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | #2,086 | 25 |
| 1980 | #3,002 | 29 | #2,058 | 26 |
| 1979 | #2,525 | 36 | #1,788 | 31 |
| 1978 | #2,680 | 31 | #1,474 | 40 |
| 1977 | #2,606 | 32 | #1,515 | 37 |
| 1976 | #3,002 | 24 | #1,828 | 27 |
| 1975 | #2,680 | 28 | #1,304 | 44 |
| 1974 | #2,066 | 40 | #1,886 | 24 |
| 1973 | #2,019 | 40 | #1,464 | 34 |
| 1972 | #2,173 | 35 | #1,771 | 25 |
| 1971 | #2,296 | 34 | #1,466 | 34 |
| 1970 | #2,395 | 31 | #1,416 | 35 |
| 1969 | #2,208 | 33 | #1,265 | 39 |
| 1968 | #1,975 | 37 | #1,393 | 31 |
| 1967 | #1,881 | 39 | #1,312 | 33 |
| 1966 | #1,532 | 53 | #1,016 | 51 |
| 1965 | #1,421 | 60 | #1,081 | 47 |
| 1964 | #1,281 | 75 | #1,044 | 52 |
| 1963 | #1,508 | 55 | #1,121 | 47 |
| 1962 | #1,234 | 79 | #1,215 | 41 |
| 1961 | #1,268 | 76 | #1,001 | 60 |
| 1960 | #1,301 | 71 | #1,083 | 51 |
| 1959 | #1,104 | 94 | #964 | 64 |
| 1958 | #1,059 | 98 | #1,006 | 57 |
| 1957 | #1,015 | 106 | #853 | 77 |
| 1956 | #830 | 142 | #778 | 91 |
| 1955 | #796 | 147 | #745 | 96 |
| 1954 | #782 | 143 | #788 | 83 |
| 1953 | #794 | 135 | #693 | 106 |
| 1952 | #689 | 167 | #673 | 106 |
| 1951 | #765 | 133 | #711 | 95 |
| 1950 | #686 | 156 | #681 | 100 |
| 1949 | #646 | 164 | #656 | 110 |
| 1948 | #643 | 168 | #673 | 100 |
| 1947 | #584 | 212 | #568 | 141 |
| 1946 | #556 | 203 | #562 | 130 |
| 1945 | #542 | 182 | #583 | 107 |
| 1944 | #494 | 213 | #564 | 117 |
| 1943 | #470 | 244 | #543 | 133 |
| 1942 | #438 | 277 | #494 | 155 |
| 1941 | #414 | 275 | #496 | 138 |
| 1940 | #384 | 301 | #495 | 139 |
| 1939 | #372 | 312 | #479 | 141 |
| 1938 | #318 | 387 | #427 | 178 |
| 1937 | #313 | 391 | #442 | 159 |
| 1936 | #333 | 350 | #412 | 179 |
| 1935 | #291 | 426 | #435 | 167 |
| 1934 | #288 | 448 | #380 | 206 |
| 1933 | #297 | 417 | #370 | 215 |
| 1932 | #294 | 455 | #396 | 200 |
| 1931 | #284 | 482 | #375 | 223 |
| 1930 | #290 | 515 | #402 | 208 |
| 1929 | #263 | 584 | #417 | 198 |
| 1928 | #263 | 606 | #377 | 241 |
| 1927 | #256 | 662 | #315 | 335 |
| 1926 | #240 | 730 | #345 | 280 |
| 1925 | #229 | 812 | #334 | 298 |
| 1924 | #218 | 909 | #335 | 300 |
| 1923 | #216 | 883 | #328 | 314 |
| 1922 | #202 | 991 | #329 | 309 |
| 1921 | #201 | 992 | #313 | 345 |
| 1920 | #191 | 1,049 | #305 | 350 |
| 1919 | #190 | 1,013 | #282 | 355 |
| 1918 | #197 | 1,009 | #279 | 363 |
| 1917 | #189 | 1,009 | #298 | 313 |
| 1916 | #180 | 1,031 | #289 | 319 |
| 1915 | #184 | 914 | #257 | 349 |
| 1914 | #197 | 672 | #309 | 215 |
| 1913 | #198 | 536 | #343 | 145 |
| 1912 | #204 | 469 | #311 | 139 |
| 1911 | #200 | 358 | #300 | 78 |
| 1910 | #190 | 357 | #289 | 72 |
| 1909 | #178 | 333 | #292 | 60 |
| 1908 | #191 | 290 | #310 | 50 |
| 1907 | #171 | 325 | #278 | 56 |
| 1906 | #200 | 238 | #273 | 52 |
| 1905 | #193 | 248 | #281 | 49 |
| 1904 | #195 | 230 | #312 | 40 |
| 1903 | #190 | 221 | #297 | 40 |
| 1902 | #211 | 198 | #337 | 33 |
| 1901 | #229 | 160 | #359 | 26 |
| 1900 | #226 | 198 | #402 | 31 |
| 1899 | #241 | 132 | #613 | 11 |
| 1898 | #253 | 139 | #543 | 15 |
| 1897 | #245 | 131 | #384 | 24 |
| 1896 | #237 | 134 | #367 | 27 |
| 1895 | #252 | 125 | #456 | 19 |
| 1894 | #249 | 118 | #631 | 11 |
| 1893 | #238 | 122 | #391 | 21 |
| 1892 | #272 | 95 | #497 | 16 |
| 1891 | #287 | 76 | #597 | 10 |
| 1890 | #279 | 81 | #566 | 12 |
| 1889 | #283 | 70 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | #296 | 63 | #580 | 12 |
| 1887 | #354 | 37 | #819 | 6 |
| 1886 | #326 | 42 | #694 | 8 |
| 1885 | #354 | 32 | #700 | 8 |
| 1884 | #366 | 30 | #848 | 6 |
| 1883 | #354 | 26 | — | |
| 1882 | #431 | 18 | — | |
| 1881 | #338 | 23 | — | |
| 1880 | #403 | 17 | #909 | 5 |
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 1953
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- North Dakota#230 · 1 in 1,387
- New Mexico#329 · 1 in 2,059
- West Virginia#353 · 1 in 3,469
- Arkansas#371 · 1 in 3,239
- Colorado#377 · 1 in 3,341
Best ever in a state: #50 in Utah, 1919.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #230 | 5 | 1 in 1,387 |
| New Mexico | #329 | 5 | 1 in 2,059 |
| West Virginia | #353 | 6 | 1 in 3,469 |
| Arkansas | #371 | 6 | 1 in 3,239 |
| Colorado | #377 | 5 | 1 in 3,341 |
| Louisiana | #404 | 11 | 1 in 3,368 |
| South Carolina | #503 | 5 | 1 in 5,770 |
| Texas | #763 | 11 | 1 in 10,074 |
| Pennsylvania | #850 | 5 | 1 in 22,144 |
| New York | #1,087 | 5 | 1 in 30,768 |
| California | #1,114 | 6 | 1 in 23,142 |
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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.
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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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 358 | #283 (1889) | #351 |
| 1890s | 1,153 | #237 (1896) | #255 |
| 1900s | 2,441 | #171 (1907) | #198 |
| 1910s | 7,368 | #180 (1916) | #193 |
| 1920s | 8,218 | #191 (1920) | #228 |
| 1930s | 4,183 | #284 (1931) | #308 |
| 1940s | 2,239 | #384 (1940) | #517 |
| 1950s | 1,321 | #686 (1950) | #852 |
| 1960s | 578 | #1,234 (1962) | #1,561 |
| 1970s | 331 | #2,019 (1973) | #2,444 |
| 1980s | 309 | #2,484 (1985) | #3,025 |
| 1990s | 471 | #2,253 (1996) | #2,705 |
| 2000s | 610 | #2,193 (2001) | #2,746 |
| 2010s | 1,380 | #968 (2019) | #1,736 |
| 2020s | 2,605 | #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 1953
girls
#794
135 births · 1 in 13,936 girls
boys
#693
106 births · 1 in 18,607 boys
Top girls' names in 1953
Top boys' names in 1953
More about 1953
girls
1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 13,936 of them was named Cleo, which outranked 87.8% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Cleo
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 18,607 of them was named Cleo, which outranked 84.0% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).