Girls' name · since 1889
Cleopatra
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 2,484 babies named Cleopatra, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,584 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,484
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleopatra currently ranks #3584 among girls' names in America, with 2,484 babies recorded since 1889.
Social Security Administration records show Cleopatra recorded 2,484 times among girls since 1889, holding rank #3584 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #4,065 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,584 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,484 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cleopatra ranks #4,065 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,584 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,484 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,584 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,484
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cleopatra's 2,484 recorded births place it above 94.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cleopatra compares
2,484 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Cleopatra's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cleopatra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,484 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cleopatra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cleopatra splits its recorded history at 1959: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cleopatra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Cleopatra by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (340 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Cleopatra's strongest decade.
340 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Cleopatra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 39
1890s
39 births
- 1900s 61
1900s
61 births
- 1910s
1910s
221 births
- 1920s
1920s
340 births
- 1930s
1930s
210 births
- 1940s 134
1940s
134 births
- 1950s 130
1950s
130 births
- 1960s 88
1960s
88 births
- 1970s
1970s
239 births
- 1980s
1980s
158 births
- 1990s
1990s
190 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s
2010s
244 births
- 2020s
2020s
255 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 340 births (14% of all-time use).
How Cleopatra 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 Cleopatra's total volume
Cleopatra by state
Where Cleopatra concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 111 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 48 | 1.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 39 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 27 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.2% |
111 of 2,484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Cleopatra appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cleopatra's data
- Cleopatra's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (340 total births) through the 2020s (255) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Cleopatras (111 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cleopatra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Cleopatra 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.