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Cleo Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Cleo?

Ranking 1,110th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Cleo is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Cleo has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 171, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1907.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1920 with 1,048 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Cleo in any given year was 17 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Cleo occurred roughly during the years 1880-1893, 1897-1900, 1904-1907, 1908-1916, 1982-1985, 1989-1992, 1998-2001, 2004-2007, 2008-2012, and 2013-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1956-1963, 1964-1967, and 1973-1976.

Sometimes the name Cleo has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

How popular will Cleo be?

The popularity trend for Cleo has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Cleo has risen significantly.

The name Cleo is used by only a select few but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Cleo (Girl)Cleo (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 220 1,110 25 4,082
2017 153 1,465 17 5,311
2016 144 1,549 19 4,971
2015 119 1,753 16 5,546
2014 100 1,982 7 9,817
2013 81 2,284 7 9,831
2012 124 1,690 16 5,512
2011 87 2,174 7 9,802
2010 77 2,428 7 9,871
2009 71 2,595 5 12,822
2008 48 3,436 13 6,456
2007 63 2,865 12 6,694
2006 58 2,945 6 10,914
2005 51 3,090 12 6,284
2004 51 3,039 6 10,181
2003 58 2,713 7 8,814
2002 69 2,332 11 6,150
2001 74 2,197 5 10,865
2000 66 2,342 16 4,616
1999 50 2,746 14 4,806
1998 61 2,314 13 4,922
1997 56 2,365 20 3,477
1996 59 2,259 15 4,210
1995 39 2,987 13 4,555
1994 41 2,887 14 4,334
1993 35 3,233 15 4,052
1992 53 2,437 20 3,238
1991 38 2,991 19 3,235
1990 39 2,914 27 2,500
1989 30 3,418 13 4,061
1988 33 3,050 22 2,621
1987 38 2,618 26 2,220
1986 39 2,520 25 2,231
1985 39 2,491 20 2,519
1984 23 3,535 22 2,308
1983 29 2,918 24 2,149
1982 24 3,436 32 1,783
1981 25 3,352 25 2,094
1980 29 3,012 26 2,069
1979 36 2,535 31 1,794
1978 31 2,690 40 1,474
1977 32 2,617 37 1,516
1976 24 3,023 27 1,838
1975 28 2,695 44 1,306
1974 40 2,073 24 1,896
1973 40 2,025 34 1,466
1972 34 2,232 25 1,776
1971 33 2,344 34 1,469
1970 32 2,365 35 1,422
1969 33 2,215 39 1,266
1968 37 1,980 31 1,401
1967 39 1,889 33 1,318
1966 53 1,532 52 1,008
1965 60 1,425 47 1,083
1964 75 1,281 51 1,059
1963 55 1,510 47 1,127
1962 79 1,238 41 1,218
1961 76 1,270 60 1,006
1960 71 1,301 51 1,086
1959 94 1,105 64 962
1958 99 1,054 57 1,007
1957 105 1,019 77 853
1956 142 830 89 784
1955 147 795 97 738
1954 143 782 83 789
1953 135 793 106 693
1952 167 689 106 673
1951 133 765 95 714
1950 156 686 100 682
1949 164 647 110 656
1948 168 643 100 674
1947 212 585 140 571
1946 203 555 131 558
1945 182 542 106 585
1944 212 496 117 565
1943 244 470 133 543
1942 277 438 155 495
1941 275 414 137 497
1940 301 384 140 491
1939 312 373 141 479
1938 387 317 178 427
1937 391 313 159 442
1936 350 333 179 412
1935 426 291 167 437
1934 448 288 206 381
1933 417 297 215 370
1932 455 293 200 397
1931 482 284 223 375
1930 515 290 208 403
1929 584 263 198 417
1928 606 263 241 378
1927 662 256 335 315
1926 730 240 280 346
1925 812 229 298 334
1924 909 218 300 335
1923 883 216 314 328
1922 991 202 309 329
1921 992 201 345 313
1920 1,048 191 350 305
1919 1,014 190 355 282
1918 1,009 197 363 279
1917 1,009 189 313 298
1916 1,031 180 319 289
1915 914 184 349 258
1914 672 197 215 309
1913 536 199 145 342
1912 469 204 139 311
1911 358 200 78 300
1910 357 190 72 289
1909 333 178 60 293
1908 290 191 50 310
1907 325 171 56 280
1906 238 200 52 274
1905 248 193 49 281
1904 230 195 40 313
1903 221 190 40 297
1902 198 211 33 340
1901 160 229 26 362
1900 198 226 31 404
1899 132 241 11 625
1898 139 253 15 549
1897 131 245 24 384
1896 134 237 27 369
1895 125 252 19 457
1894 118 251 11 637
1893 122 238 21 393
1892 95 273 16 498
1891 76 287 10 610
1890 81 279 12 571
1889 70 283 7 812
1888 63 296 12 583
1887 37 354 6 839
1886 42 328 8 711
1885 32 356 8 713
1884 30 367 6 874
1883 26 355 < 5 --
1882 18 436 < 5 --
1881 23 340 < 5 --
1880 17 406 5 939

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.