Girls' name · since 1894
Clio
Clio has 856 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,108 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 856
- born since 1894
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Clio is the #5108 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 856 recorded since 1894.
Clio has 856 recorded births among girls since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5108 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #8,360 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,108 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 856 born since 1894
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clio ranks #8,360 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,108 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 856 born since 1894, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,108 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 856
- born since 1894
- 2010s
- peak decade
Clio's 856 recorded births place it above 88.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Clio compares
856 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
Clio's all-time total is 128% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clio | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 856 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Clio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clio splits its recorded history at 1995: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clio popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Clio popularity over time - boys
25 total births recorded since 1914 (Clio as boys' name)
Clio by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (256 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Clio's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Clio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s 80
1910s
80 births
- 1920s 58
1920s
58 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 80
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 256 births (30% of all-time use).
How Clio 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 Clio's total volume
Clio by state
Where Clio concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 65 | 7.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 43 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
65 of 856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Clio's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (160) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Clios (65 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 Clio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1894–2025 (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 Clio 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.