Cleo: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: In Greek, the name Cleo is mainly for denoting an action so it rarely stands on its own and is often associated with Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC.

Cleo Overview

Meaning

Glory, fame, rumor, praise, credit, acclaim

Gender

Girl, Gender-neutral

Origin

Greek

Etymology

Derived from the Greek word “kleos,” meaning “glory” or “fame,” and often used as a short form of Cleopatra.

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈkliːoʊ/

Popularity

Cleo is a beloved name in various countries, including the USA, the UK, and Australia. In 2023, it ranked #606 for girls in the USA.

Syllable

1 syllable

Length

4 letters

Numerology

8 (Practical, Ambitious, Materialistic)

Name Styles

Mythological, Short, Cool

Associated Traits

Elegant, strong, classic, charming

Name Day

November 10 (France), August 7th

Cleo Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Cleopatra, Cleona, Clea, Clio, Clelia, Cleophee, Cleone, Cleofe, Cleodie, Cleonie

Common Nicknames

Cle, Clio, Clea, Clo, Clee, Cici, Cece, Cly, Leo, Lio

Diminutives

Cle, Clea, Clo, Clee, Cly, Clio, Cleophee, Cleonie

Famous People

Cleo Laine
(British Singer)
Cleo Moore
(American Actress)
Cleo Fields
(American Politician)
Cleo Brown
(American Pianist)
Cleo Lemon
(American Football Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Cleo Sertori
("H2O: Just Add Water," TV Series)
Cleo Diller
("Clifford the Big Red Dog," TV Series)

Places

Cleo Springs Town
(Oklahoma, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Cleo?

Cleo means “glory,” “fame,” “rumor,” “credit,” “acclaim,” and “praise,” embodying a sense of admiration and recognition.

What Is the Origin of The Name Cleo?

Cleo originates from the Greek name Cleopatra, which combines “kleos,” meaning “glory,” and “patēr,” meaning “father.”

Cleo Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Cleo in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#6632022	#6062023
Top 3 Rankings	#1711907	#1781909	#1801916

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Cleo

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	606 (+57 from 2022)	488 (+43 from 2022)	0.02790
2022	663 (+131 from 2021)	445 (+90 from 2021)	0.02482
2021	794 (+87 from 2020)	355 (+52 from 2020)	0.01982
2020	881 (+86 from 2019)	303 (+33 from 2019)	0.01714
2019	967 (+141 from 2018)	270 (+48 from 2018)	0.01471
2018	1108 (+357 from 2017)	222 (+69 from 2017)	0.01194
2017	1465 (+84 from 2016)	153 (+9 from 2016)	0.00810
2016	1549 (+207 from 2015)	144 (+25 from 2015)	0.00744
2015	1756 (+226 from 2014)	119 (+19 from 2014)	0.00610
2014	1982 (+296 from 2013)	100 (+19 from 2013)	0.00511
2013	2278 (-589 from 2012)	81 (-43 from 2012)	0.00420
2012	1689 (+483 from 2011)	124 (+37 from 2011)	0.00639
2011	2172 (+253 from 2010)	87 (+10 from 2010)	0.00449
2010	2425 (+142 from 2009)	77 (+5 from 2009)	0.00393
2009	2567 (+851 from 2008)	72 (+24 from 2008)	0.00356
2008	3418 (-560 from 2007)	48 (-15 from 2007)	0.00230
2007	2858 (+82 from 2006)	63 (+5 from 2006)	0.00298
2006	2940 (+139 from 2005)	58 (+7 from 2005)	0.00277
2005	3079 (-46 from 2004)	51 No change from 2004	0.00251
2004	3033 (-327 from 2003)	51 (-7 from 2003)	0.00253
2003	2706 (-375 from 2002)	58 (-11 from 2002)	0.00289
2002	2331 (-139 from 2001)	69 (-5 from 2001)	0.00349
2001	2192 (+139 from 2000)	74 (+8 from 2000)	0.00374
2000	2331 (+406 from 1999)	66 (+16 from 1999)	0.00331
1999	2737 (-431 from 1998)	50 (-11 from 1998)	0.00257
1998	2306 (+54 from 1997)	61 (+5 from 1997)	0.00315
1997	2360 (-107 from 1996)	56 (-3 from 1996)	0.00293
1996	2253 (+724 from 1995)	59 (+20 from 1995)	0.00308
1995	2977 (-100 from 1994)	39 (-2 from 1994)	0.00203
1994	2877 (+344 from 1993)	41 (+6 from 1993)	0.00210
1993	3221 (-788 from 1992)	35 (-18 from 1992)	0.00178
1992	2433 (+556 from 1991)	53 (+15 from 1991)	0.00264
1991	2989 (-89 from 1990)	38 (-1 from 1990)	0.00187
1990	2900 (+501 from 1989)	39 (+9 from 1989)	0.00190
1989	3401 (-362 from 1988)	30 (-3 from 1988)	0.00151
1988	3039 (-427 from 1987)	33 (-5 from 1987)	0.00172
1987	2612 (-100 from 1986)	38 (-1 from 1986)	0.00203
1986	2512 (-28 from 1985)	39 No change from 1985	0.00211
1985	2484 (+1043 from 1984)	39 (+16 from 1984)	0.00211
1984	3527 (-617 from 1983)	23 (-6 from 1983)	0.00128
1983	2910 (+507 from 1982)	29 (+5 from 1982)	0.00162
1982	3417 (-79 from 1981)	24 (-1 from 1981)	0.00132
1981	3338 (-336 from 1980)	25 (-4 from 1980)	0.00140
1980	3002 (-478 from 1979)	29 (-7 from 1979)	0.00163
1979	2524 (+154 from 1978)	36 (+5 from 1978)	0.00209
1978	2678 (-74 from 1977)	31 (-1 from 1977)	0.00189
1977	2604 (+399 from 1976)	32 (+8 from 1976)	0.00195
1976	3003 (-322 from 1975)	24 (-4 from 1975)	0.00153
1975	2681 (-615 from 1974)	28 (-12 from 1974)	0.00179
1974	2066 (-47 from 1973)	40 No change from 1973	0.00255
1973	2019 (+154 from 1972)	40 (+5 from 1972)	0.00257
1972	2173 (+123 from 1971)	35 (+1 from 1971)	0.00217
1971	2296 (+99 from 1970)	34 (+3 from 1970)	0.00194
1970	2395 (-188 from 1969)	31 (-2 from 1969)	0.00169
1969	2207 (-232 from 1968)	33 (-4 from 1968)	0.00187
1968	1975 (-94 from 1967)	37 (-2 from 1967)	0.00216
1967	1881 (-349 from 1966)	39 (-14 from 1966)	0.00227
1966	1532 (-110 from 1965)	53 (-7 from 1965)	0.00302
1965	1422 (-142 from 1964)	60 (-15 from 1964)	0.00328
1964	1280 (+228 from 1963)	75 (+20 from 1963)	0.00383
1963	1508 (-273 from 1962)	55 (-24 from 1962)	0.00277
1962	1235 (+33 from 1961)	79 (+3 from 1961)	0.00390
1961	1268 (+32 from 1960)	76 (+5 from 1960)	0.00366
1960	1300 (-196 from 1959)	71 (-23 from 1959)	0.00341
1959	1104 (-45 from 1958)	94 (-4 from 1958)	0.00452
1958	1059 (-44 from 1957)	98 (-8 from 1957)	0.00474
1957	1015 (-186 from 1956)	106 (-36 from 1956)	0.00505
1956	829 (-33 from 1955)	142 (-5 from 1955)	0.00689
1955	796 (-14 from 1954)	147 (+4 from 1954)	0.00733
1954	782 (+12 from 1953)	143 (+8 from 1953)	0.00718
1953	794 (-105 from 1952)	135 (-32 from 1952)	0.00700
1952	689 (+76 from 1951)	167 (+34 from 1951)	0.00878
1951	765 (-79 from 1950)	133 (-23 from 1950)	0.00720
1950	686 (-40 from 1949)	156 (-8 from 1949)	0.00887
1949	646 (-3 from 1948)	164 (-4 from 1948)	0.00934
1948	643 (-59 from 1947)	168 (-44 from 1947)	0.00964
1947	584 (-28 from 1946)	212 (+9 from 1946)	0.01166
1946	556 (-14 from 1945)	203 (+21 from 1945)	0.01259
1945	542 (-48 from 1944)	182 (-31 from 1944)	0.01352
1944	494 (-24 from 1943)	213 (-31 from 1943)	0.01559
1943	470 (-32 from 1942)	244 (-33 from 1942)	0.01700
1942	438 (-24 from 1941)	277 (+2 from 1941)	0.01992
1941	414 (-30 from 1940)	275 (-26 from 1940)	0.02207
1940	384 (-12 from 1939)	301 (-11 from 1939)	0.02548
1939	372 (-54 from 1938)	312 (-75 from 1938)	0.02751
1938	318 (-5 from 1937)	387 (-4 from 1937)	0.03390
1937	313 (+20 from 1936)	391 (+41 from 1936)	0.03549
1936	333 (-42 from 1935)	350 (-76 from 1935)	0.03248
1935	291 (-3 from 1934)	426 (-22 from 1934)	0.03920
1934	288 (+9 from 1933)	448 (+31 from 1933)	0.04139
1933	297 (-3 from 1932)	417 (-38 from 1932)	0.03986
1932	294 (-10 from 1931)	455 (-27 from 1931)	0.04113
1931	284 (+6 from 1930)	482 (-33 from 1930)	0.04367
1930	290 (-27 from 1929)	515 (-69 from 1929)	0.04415
1929	263 No change from 1928	584 (-22 from 1928)	0.05045
1928	263 (-7 from 1927)	606 (-56 from 1927)	0.05069
1927	256 (-16 from 1926)	662 (-68 from 1926)	0.05354
1926	240 (-11 from 1925)	730 (-82 from 1925)	0.05934
1925	229 (-11 from 1924)	812 (-97 from 1924)	0.06429
1924	218 (-2 from 1923)	909 (+26 from 1923)	0.07016
1923	216 (-14 from 1922)	883 (-108 from 1922)	0.07050
1922	202 (-1 from 1921)	991 (-1 from 1921)	0.07943
1921	201 (-10 from 1920)	992 (-57 from 1920)	0.07752
1920	191 (-1 from 1919)	1049 (+36 from 1919)	0.08432
1919	190 (+7 from 1918)	1013 (+4 from 1918)	0.08624
1918	197 (-8 from 1917)	1009 No change from 1917	0.08392
1917	189 (-9 from 1916)	1009 (-22 from 1916)	0.08979
1916	180 (+4 from 1915)	1031 (+117 from 1915)	0.09496
1915	184 (+13 from 1914)	914 (+242 from 1914)	0.08927
1914	197 (+1 from 1913)	672 (+136 from 1913)	0.08436
1913	198 (+6 from 1912)	536 (+67 from 1912)	0.08184
1912	204 (-4 from 1911)	469 (+111 from 1911)	0.07994
1911	200 (-10 from 1910)	358 (+1 from 1910)	0.08103
1910	190 (-12 from 1909)	357 (+24 from 1909)	0.08510
1909	178 (+13 from 1908)	333 (+43 from 1908)	0.09047
1908	191 (-20 from 1907)	290 (-35 from 1907)	0.08180
1907	171 (+29 from 1906)	325 (+87 from 1906)	0.09632
1906	200 (-7 from 1905)	238 (-10 from 1905)	0.07593
1905	193 (+2 from 1904)	248 (+18 from 1904)	0.08004
1904	195 (-5 from 1903)	230 (+9 from 1903)	0.07865
1903	190 (+21 from 1902)	221 (+23 from 1902)	0.07944
1902	211 (+18 from 1901)	198 (+38 from 1901)	0.07063
1901	229 (-3 from 1900)	160 (-38 from 1900)	0.06294
1900	226 (+15 from 1899)	198 (+66 from 1899)	0.06232
1899	241 (+12 from 1898)	132 (-7 from 1898)	0.05334
1898	253 (-8 from 1897)	139 (+8 from 1897)	0.05070
1897	245 (-8 from 1896)	131 (-3 from 1896)	0.05276
1896	237 (+15 from 1895)	134 (+9 from 1895)	0.05318
1895	252 (-3 from 1894)	125 (+7 from 1894)	0.05059
1894	249 (-11 from 1893)	118 (-4 from 1893)	0.05001
1893	238 (+34 from 1892)	122 (+27 from 1892)	0.05417
1892	272 (+15 from 1891)	95 (+19 from 1891)	0.04224
1891	287 (-8 from 1890)	76 (-5 from 1890)	0.03866
1890	279 (+4 from 1889)	81 (+11 from 1889)	0.04017
1889	283 (+13 from 1888)	70 (+7 from 1888)	0.03699
1888	296 (+58 from 1887)	63 (+26 from 1887)	0.03326
1887	354 (-28 from 1886)	37 (-5 from 1886)	0.02381
1886	326 (+28 from 1885)	42 (+10 from 1885)	0.02732
1885	354 (+12 from 1884)	32 (+2 from 1884)	0.02254
1884	366 (-12 from 1883)	30 (+4 from 1883)	0.02180
1883	354 (+77 from 1882)	26 (+8 from 1882)	0.02166
1882	431 (-93 from 1881)	18 (-5 from 1881)	0.01556
1881	338 (+65 from 1880)	23 (+6 from 1880)	0.02327
1880	403 First SSA data recorded	17 First SSA data recorded	0.01742

American States Popularity Rankings for Cleo

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

#9542021

#8612022

#9472023

North Carolina (NC)

#12622019

#10632022

#6892023

Georgia (GA)

#15472021

#7572022

#10432023

California (CA)

#6252021

#4422022

#4522023

Oklahoma (OK)

#4012021

#5582022

#4372023

Tennessee (TN)

#7132021

#8422022

#4502023

Ohio (OH)

#10822021

#5422022

#7182023

Illinois (IL)

#8802021

#6722022

#8412023

Kentucky (KY)

#3911955

#6522022

#5202023

Arkansas (AR)

#4281950

#3791953

#4281957

South Carolina (SC)

#4791964

#6962022

#8272023

Alabama (AL)

#4981950

#5381965

#8422023

Louisiana (LA)

#8221979

#5892020

#8462023

Missouri (MO)

#8582020

#5192022

#4182023

Mississippi (MS)

#5171955

#5531959

#4891960

Pennsylvania (PA)

#5792021

#7482022

#4802023

Virginia (VA)

#6952021

#8762022

#7242023

New York (NY)

#9312021

#5582022

#5502023

Michigan (MI)

#7032021

#9022022

#8952023

Iowa (IA)

#2811941

#3001942

#2811943

Kansas (KS)

#3141944

#5172021

#5962023

Minnesota (MN)

#4832021

#6302022

#3532023

Florida (FL)

#9892021

#10662022

#9432023

West Virginia (WV)

#3351948

#4061952

#3641953

Utah (UT)

#4712021

#3702022

#2972023

Indiana (IN)

#5912021

#7652022

#5292023

Wisconsin (WI)

#8712021

#5962022

#8652023

Colorado (CO)

#5292021

#3142022

#4562023

Nebraska (NE)

#2301941

#1811942

#3082022

Washington (WA)

#5622021

#4532022

#3432023

South Dakota (SD)

#1661945

#2231950

#2441955

Oregon (OR)

#3332021

#3662022

#2892023

New Mexico (NM)

#3351953

#3851958

#3331965

North Dakota (ND)

#2341953

#2391955

#2301958

Idaho (ID)

#1841938

#1751943

#3962016

Montana (MT)

#1301938

#1651939

#2012020

Maryland (MD)

#2561943

#9402021

#9172023

Arizona (AZ)

#11122021

#5272022

#5562023

Massachusetts (MA)

#7682019

#6362021

#4042023

New Jersey (NJ)

#6982021

#7412022

#10672023

District of Columbia (DC)

#1641937

#2282020

#1842022

Maine (ME)

#2021933

#2061935

#2121936

Wyoming (WY)

#861917

#1051922

#1041924

Nevada (NV)

#4402023

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Cleo a Name for Boys or Girls?

While Cleo can be a unisex name, it is more commonly given to girls.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Cleo

Cleopatra
Cleona
Clea
Clio
Clelia
Cleophee
Cleone
Cleofe
Cleodie
Cleonie

Cleo in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Cleo Laine (Singer, 1927): A British jazz and pop singer famous for her scat singing and rich contralto voice.
Cleo Moore (Actress, 1924–1973): An American actress who became popular in the 1950s as a blonde bombshell in B-movies.
Cleo Fields (Politician, 1962): An American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.
Cleo Brown (Pianist, 1907–1995): An American jazz and blues pianist who had a successful recording career in the 1930s and 1940s.
Cleo Lemon (Football Player, 1979): A former professional American football quarterback who played in the NFL and CFL.

Clea
Clio
Meaning: Blooming, fertility
Origin: GreekChloe
Cleona
Meaning: Throne, light
Origin: Russian, IrishKira
Meaning: Most beautiful, lovely, beautiful voice
Origin: GreekCallie
Clea
Cleon
Clove
Cliona

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Cleo Name Meaning