Cleo
#577 for girls in 2025, 516 births · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to girls 74.4% of the time
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 |
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 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#385 · 1 in 3,214
- Minnesota#471 · 1 in 7,413
- Georgia#506 · 1 in 5,838
- Tennessee#513 · 1 in 6,400
- North Carolina#550 · 1 in 7,396
Best ever in a state: #50 in Utah, 1919.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #385 | 9 | 1 in 3,214 |
| Minnesota | #471 | 5 | 1 in 7,413 |
| Georgia | #506 | 8 | 1 in 5,838 |
| Tennessee | #513 | 6 | 1 in 6,400 |
| North Carolina | #550 | 7 | 1 in 7,396 |
| Florida | #589 | 6 | 1 in 7,166 |
| Louisiana | #648 | 5 | 1 in 7,876 |
| Michigan | #657 | 8 | 1 in 11,749 |
| Ohio | #824 | 6 | 1 in 17,895 |
| Texas | #909 | 9 | 1 in 12,758 |
| New York | #1,082 | 6 | 1 in 27,459 |
| California | #1,225 | 6 | 1 in 26,070 |
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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.
See more about Cleo
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1907 at #171 (325 births)
- Births halved by 1950, 43 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1880–1956
- Highest: 1 in 980 girls born in 1907 were named Cleo (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,115 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 24.5% of all girls named Cleo (8,218) were born in this decade
- 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 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 14,139 of them was named Cleo, which outranked 88.0% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #826Francesca143
- #826Lucretia143
- #826Mavis143
- #830Cleo142
- #830Dian142
- #830Evangeline142
- #830Lawanda142
- #838Hannah141
- #838Zelda141
- #840Jacalyn140
Tied with 7 names at #830; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 23,245 of them was named Cleo, which outranked 82.5% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).