How Many People Are Named Cleola?
An estimated 210 people in the United States have the first name Cleola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Cleola peaked in popularity in 1925 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cleola 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 Cleola paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Cleola is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
Estimated Living Americans
210
About 1 in 1,632,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1925
48 births
Total Registered
1,196
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cleola
Cleola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,196 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cleola as a female name
Ranked #8,353 in 1976
6 female births in 1976
Peak: 1925 (48 births)
Cleola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cleola span from the 1890s to the 1970s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 322 babies were registered. Cleola has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cleola by Decade
How has Cleola 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.
Cleola by State
Birth registrations for Cleola span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas. The lowest are in North Carolina, Louisiana, Illinois. On average, about 14 Cleolas were registered per state.
Cleola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cleola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cleola
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cleola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cleola?
We estimate approximately 210 people named Cleola 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 1,632,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Cleola a common name?
Cleola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,196 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cleola most popular?
Cleola reached peak popularity in 1925, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cleola is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cleola a female name?
Cleola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cleola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cleola Smith, Cleola Johnson, Cleola 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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