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 Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. 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.