Recorded 2002–2022 Girls' name Peak 2022 26 births

Cliona — girls' name

26 babies named Cliona in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s152020s6
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Cliona was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

6 babies were named Cliona in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cliona

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Cliona between 2002 and 2022, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cliona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cliona performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cliona shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cliona in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cliona at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

26

Since 2002

21 years of records

Peak year

2022

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2002

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cliona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2002

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 20222015201320122002 5

Cliona by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
15 births that decade — 58% of Cliona's all-time total
2000s52010s152020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cliona?
26 babies have been named Cliona since 2002. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2022 with 6 births.
When was Cliona most popular?
Cliona was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Cliona been used?
Cliona has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 21 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cliona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clifford, Clio, Climmie, Clinton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.