Girls' name · since 1890
Cleone
Cleone has 1,320 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,320
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleone is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,320 have been recorded since 1890.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleone has been recorded 1,320 times among girls since 1890, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1957.
- #6,218 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,320 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleone ranks #6,218 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,320 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,320
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleone's 1,320 recorded births place it above 91.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
Cleone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cleone's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cleone popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1957
- Peak year (1926)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Cleone popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1924 (Cleone as boys' name)
Cleone by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (367 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Cleone's strongest decade.
367 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Cleone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 30
1890s
30 births
- 1900s 87
1900s
87 births
- 1910s
1910s
314 births
- 1920s
1920s
367 births
- 1930s
1930s
294 births
- 1940s
1940s
172 births
- 1950s 56
1950s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 367 births (28% of all-time use).
How Cleone 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 Cleone's total volume
Cleone by state
Where Cleone concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 89 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 56 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Utah | | 38 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | North Dakota | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.4% |
89 of 1,320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Cleone's data
- Cleone's decade-level peak was the 1920s (367 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Cleones (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Cleone: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1890–1957 (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 Cleone 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.