Holding steady, #13,208 for girls today.
Popularity of Cleona since 1895
Babies named Cleona per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1919, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Cleona's real moment was 1902.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 17 |
| 1900s | 72 |
| 1910s | 213 |
| 1920s | 244 |
| 1930s | 133 |
| 1940s | 80 |
| 1950s | 32 |
| 1960s | 23 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s | 12 |
Meaning & origin
Cleona is a rarely used feminine name that first appeared in U.S. records in 1895. It reached its highest rank in 1902 (its peak year), but it has since become quite uncommon. As of 2025, its rank is 13,208, with only about 1 in 267,878 female births receiving the name. The trajectory of Cleona is stable, meaning its usage has not seen dramatic fluctuations in recent years. The name has no strong ties to any particular U.S. state in terms of popularity. Cleona likely originated in the English-speaking world as a creative elaboration of classic names like Cleon or Cleopatra, fitting a pattern of late Victorian and Edwardian coinages.
Cleona likely emerged in the late 19th century as an English coinage, possibly as a feminine elaboration of the Greek-derived name Cleon or as a contracted form of Cleopatra. It saw modest use in the United States during the early 1900s but never achieved widespread popularity.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Cleo
Variants: Cleone, Cleonie
Sibling names for Cleona
Names that share Cleona's style, for a brother or sister.
