Girls' name · since 1895
Cleona
Since 1895, U.S. Social Security records show 831 babies named Cleona, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,249 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 831
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
831 babies have been named Cleona since 1895, making it today's #13249 girls' name.
Cleona has 831 recorded births among girls since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13249 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.
- #8,526 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,249 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 831 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleona ranks #8,526 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,249 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 831 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,249 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 831
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleona's 831 recorded births place it above 88.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Cleona compares
831 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Cleona's all-time total is 121% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cleona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 831 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cleona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cleona splits its recorded history at 1929: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cleona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Cleona by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (244 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Cleona's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Cleona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 72
1900s
72 births
- 1910s
1910s
213 births
- 1920s
1920s
244 births
- 1930s
1930s
133 births
- 1940s 80
1940s
80 births
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 244 births (29% of all-time use).
How Cleona 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 Cleona's total volume
Cleona by state
Where Cleona concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 18 | 2.2% |
18 of 831 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cleona's data
- Cleona's decade-level peak was the 1920s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Cleonas (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cleona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~130 yrs)
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, 1895–2025 (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 Cleona 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.