Unisex name · since 2005

Kleo

Kleo has 391 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#13,699 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,889 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
391
born since 2005
2020s
peak decade

Kleo currently ranks #2889 among unisex names in America, with 391 babies recorded since 2005.

Kleo has 391 recorded births among girls since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2889 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.

  • #13,699 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,889 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 391 born since 2005
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kleo ranks #13,699 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,889 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 391 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.

#13,699 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,889 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
391
born since 2005
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%83.2%
Kleo vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kleo's 391 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Kleo compares

391 Top 50% higher than 50% 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

Kleo's all-time total is 4% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kleo Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 391 376 567,345
Peak-year births 59 21 19,840

Kleo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kleo splits its recorded history at 2018: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kleo popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
59
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
020406080 200520122014201620182020202220242025 59

Kleo popularity over time - boys

35 total births recorded since 2021 (Kleo as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 35 births
4681012 20212022202320242025 6

Kleo by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (275 births, 70% of the file).

2020s was Kleo's strongest decade.

275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.

Kleo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 275 births (70% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Kleo by state

Where Kleo concentrates geographically, total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kleo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
31 7.9%
#2 Texas
21 5.4%
California share of Kleo's total US births 7.9%
Even split

31 of 391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kleo?
Since 2005, Social Security records show 391 babies named Kleo. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #13,699 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,889 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 59 births.
Where does Kleo sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kleo ranks #13,699 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,889 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kleo most popular?
Kleo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 275 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Kleo most popular?
The top states for the name Kleo are California (31 births), Texas (21 births).
Is Kleo a unisex name?
Yes, Kleo is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 391 births, and as a boy's name it has 35 births.
How long has the name Kleo been used?
Kleo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 21 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kleo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Klee, Kleigh, Klea, Kleio, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kleo's data

  • California records the most Kleos (31 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 Kleo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2025 (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 Kleo 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.