Cleo is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “glory.” In 2024 it was given to 495 girls in the United States.
Cleo belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “glory” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Clio.
In the United States, Cleo first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #171 in 1907, and in 2024 495 babies received the name — 33,044 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Cleo means “glory” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Cleo is a girl name. In 2024, 495 babies received the name in the US.
Cleo comes from the Greek tradition. It is also spelled Clio.
Cleo first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #171 in 1907, and 495 babies were given the name in 2024.
Cleo is pronounced /ˈkliːoʊ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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