How Many People Are Named Clea?
An estimated 638 people in the United States have the first name Clea. It is predominantly female (98.8%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Clea peaked in popularity in 2022 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clea as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Clea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
638
About 1 in 537,233 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.8% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2022
26 births
Total Registered
805
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clea
Clea is predominantly female (98.8%), though 10 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Clea as a male name
Ranked #3,611 in 1937
5 male births in 1937
Peak: 1921 (5 births)
Clea as a female name
Ranked #5,315 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (26 births)
Clea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clea span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 133 babies were registered. While Clea is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Clea by Decade
How has Clea tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Clea by State
Birth registrations for Clea span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Utah. The lowest are in Utah, New York, California. On average, about 11 Cleas were registered per state.
Clea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clea
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Clea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clea?
We estimate approximately 638 people named Clea are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 537,233 Americans share this first name.
Is Clea a common name?
Clea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 805 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clea most popular?
Clea reached peak popularity in 2022, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clea is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clea a female name?
Clea is predominantly female. 98.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clea Smith, Clea Johnson, Clea Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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