Cléo

Meaning and origin of Cléo

Popularity of Cléo in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Cléo has been rising (+10.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Cléo every 7.1 schools, all spellings combined.

Cléo in English-speaking countries

Cléo ranks 99^th in New Zealand, 123^rd in England and Wales and 212^th in Scotland, against 143^rd in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  99^th girls’ name115 babies in 3 years1 girl in 365+7.4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  123^rd girls’ name1,169 babies in 3 years1 girl in 657+9.5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  212^th girls’ name56 babies in 3 years1 girl in 971

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  340^th girls’ name30 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,323

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  260^th girls’ name47 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,380

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  304^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,608

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  598^th girls’ name1,501 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,219+14.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  723^rd girls’ name47 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,287

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Cléo and Cleo are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Cleo30
• Kléo (in French)55
• Chléo (in French)20

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Cléo

• Cléa
• Coline
• Olympe
• Eline
• Candice
• Cassie
• Zélie
• Tessa
• Sophie
• Isaure
• Thelma
• Colette

See also

• →French names of Greek origin