How Many People Are Named Clelia?
An estimated 185 people in the United States have the first name Clelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Clelia peaked in popularity in 1920 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clelia 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 Clelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
185
About 1 in 1,852,726 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1920
21 births
Total Registered
530
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clelia
Clelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 530 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Clelia as a female name
Ranked #13,802 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (21 births)
Clelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clelia span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 130 babies were registered. Clelia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clelia by Decade
How has Clelia 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.
Clelia by State
Clelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clelia
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Clelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clelia?
We estimate approximately 185 people named Clelia 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 1,852,726 Americans share this first name.
Is Clelia a common name?
Clelia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 530 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clelia most popular?
Clelia reached peak popularity in 1920, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clelia is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clelia a female name?
Clelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clelia Smith, Clelia Johnson, Clelia 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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