How Many People Are Named Cleone?
An estimated 170 people in the United States have the first name Cleone. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 84 years old, and Cleone peaked in popularity in 1926 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cleone 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 Cleone paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 84, Cleone is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1952.
Estimated Living Americans
170
About 1 in 2,016,202 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
84
years old
Peak Year
1926
50 births
Total Registered
1,325
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cleone
Cleone is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,325 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Cleone as a male name
Ranked #4,470 in 1924
5 male births in 1924
Peak: 1924 (5 births)
Cleone as a female name
Ranked #4,995 in 1957
7 female births in 1957
Peak: 1926 (50 births)
Cleone: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cleone span from the 1890s to the 1950s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 372 babies were registered. Cleone has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cleone by Decade
How has Cleone 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.
Cleone by State
Birth registrations for Cleone span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, Iowa, Utah. The lowest are in Oregon, North Dakota, Wisconsin. On average, about 31 Cleones were registered per state.
Cleone + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cleone as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cleone
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Cleone: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cleone?
We estimate approximately 170 people named Cleone 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 2,016,202 Americans share this first name.
Is Cleone a common name?
Cleone is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,325 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cleone most popular?
Cleone reached peak popularity in 1926, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cleone is approximately 84 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cleone a female name?
Cleone is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cleone Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cleone Smith, Cleone Johnson, Cleone 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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