Girls' name · since 1914

Clea

815 babies named Clea in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8,623 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,941 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
815
born since 1914
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Clea is the #5941 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 815 recorded since 1914.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clea has been recorded 815 times among girls since 1914, currently ranked #5941 nationally and more common than 66% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.

  • #8,623 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,941 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 815 born since 1914
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clea ranks #8,623 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,941 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 815 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.

#8,623 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,941 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
815
born since 1914
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%65.6%
Clea vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Clea's 815 recorded births place it above 88.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Clea compares

815 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Clea's all-time total is 117% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Clea Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 815 376 567,345
Peak-year births 26 21 19,840

Clea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Clea splits its recorded history at 1983: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Clea popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
26
Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
051015202530 191419271951197119831996200620162025 20

Clea popularity over time - boys

10 total births recorded since 1921 (Clea as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19211937 5

Clea by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (133 births, 16% of the file).

2000s was Clea's strongest decade.

133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.

Clea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 133 births (16% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Clea compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Clea's total volume

Clea vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -35, 5.9%-33, 4.9%-86, 4.3%-56, 7.9%-20, 19.7%-43, 10.8%-20, 12.5%-34, 5.2%-25, 5.9%-37, 6.4%-75, 3.2%-63, 5%-33, 6.3%-59, 4%-35, 11.6%Clea-112, 3.2%Clea
Clea vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Clea by state

Where Clea concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Clea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19 2.3%
#2 New York
10 1.2%
#3 Utah
5 0.6%
California share of Clea's total US births 2.3%
Even split

19 of 815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clea? ▼
815 babies have been named Clea since 1914. All-time, it sits at #8,623 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,941 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 26 births.
Where does Clea sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clea ranks #8,623 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,941 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Clea most popular? ▼
Clea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Clea most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Clea are California (19 births), New York (10 births), Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Clea been used? ▼
Records for Clea go back to 1914, giving 112 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Clea? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleo, Clementine, Cleta, Clemmie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Clea's data

  • Clea's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (133 total births) through the 2020s (122) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Cleas (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Clea

Nearby Names Like Clea

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Clea

Cleo Girl
#577 33,565 births
Clementine Girl
#456 13,676 births
Cleta Girl
4,013 births
Clemmie Girl
2,637 births
Cleopatra Girl
#3584 2,484 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Clea

Marybeth #5940
10,260 births · Peak 1961
Sarafina #5942
754 births · Peak 1993
Arcelia #5939
1,836 births · Peak 1975
Royce #5943
2,508 births · Peak 2017
Glenda #5938
109,227 births · Peak 1950
Blaine #5944
1,236 births · Peak 1988
Fawn #5937
5,635 births · Peak 1981
Elanora #5945
193 births · Peak 2025

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Clea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Clea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.