US rank #2873 Unisex name Peak 2024 332 births

Kleo — #2873 US unisex name

332 babies named Kleo in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s1112020s216
#2873
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Kleo was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

58 babies were named Kleo in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kleo

The Social Security Administration has registered 332 babies named Kleo between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kleo currently holds the #2873 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 58 babies received it in a single year. Kleo is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 29 additional births since 2021.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kleo performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 216 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kleo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kleo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kleo 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 332 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.

Kleo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

332

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2024

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,873

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kleo popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
58
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
020406080 20242022202020182016201420122005 5

Kleo popularity over time — boys

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

Unisex variant — 29 births
4681012 2024202320222021 7

Kleo by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
216 births that decade — 65% of Kleo's all-time total
2000s52010s1112020s216

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
26 7.8%
#2 Texas
14 4.2%
California share of Kleo's total US births 7.8%
Even split

26 of 332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kleo?
332 babies have been named Kleo since 2005. It currently ranks #2873 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 58 births.
When was Kleo most popular?
Kleo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 216 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kleo most popular?
The top states for the name Kleo are California (26 births), Texas (14 births).
Is Kleo a unisex name?
Yes, Kleo is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 332 births, and as a boy's name it has 29 births.
How long has the name Kleo been used?
Kleo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 2005–2024 (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.