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Cleo

/ˈklioʊ/ · 74% girls, 26% boys · #577 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Cleo has been given to about 45,092 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈklioʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 16,494
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cleo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 1,399
  • Born in 2025534
  • All time45,092
  • England & Wales, 2025#114 · 423

How popular is Cleo?

Cleo ranks 577th among American unisexs in 2025, with 534 born that year. Its best year was 1920, when 1,399 babies were given the name, ranking 191st. The typical living American called Cleo is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.

Names that sound like Cleo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leo0.81
  2. Theo0.62
  3. Clem0.64
  4. Eliseo0.55
  5. Cleve0.53
  6. Mateo0.50
  7. Romeo0.50
  8. Tadeo0.50

Middle names for Cleo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cleo Belle0.83
  2. Cleo Noelle0.80
  3. Cleo Frances0.80
  4. Cleo Hazel0.80
  5. Cleo Violet0.79
  6. Cleo Della0.79

Sibling names for Cleo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Estellesister · 0.97
  2. Luellasister · 0.97
  3. Adelesister · 0.96
  4. Archiebrother · 0.93
  5. Otisbrother · 0.91
  6. Hughbrother · 0.90

Where Cleo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Alaska0.13%
  2. Montana0.08%
  3. Utah0.05%
  4. Connecticut0.03%
  5. Kansas0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cleo Wilson0.75
  2. Cleo Williams0.75
  3. Cleo Walker0.75
  4. Cleo Turner0.75
  5. Cleo Taylor0.75
  6. Cleo Sanchez0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Cleo

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Cleo across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.