Cleo

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Cleo is a given name, derived from the name Clio in Greek mythology. As a spelling variant of Clio, the name is etymologically derived from the Greek root κλέω/κλείω, Latinised as kleos.

From Wikipedia

Cleo first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 7 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 142 babies (rank #90 that year). In 2025 it was given to 69 girls (rank #108). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Cleo

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cleo yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

295
Total babies (all years)
7
Years in the data
142
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20143#458
20153#442
20162#603
20179#169
2023142#90
202467#108
202569#108